Scholastic Week 12 Quiz - Looking for Miza and Amazing Amphibian

Match the following key terms for understanding the Author's Purpose:

• claim

• point about something or someone

• reason

• words presented with the aim of persuading someone to think or do something

• support

• provide a quote that shows information used as support for whether or not a statement is true

• argument

• explan ation for a belief or action

• cite evidence

• to hold up or reinforce

From the story "Looking for Miza", we learned that her family was often in danger and needed the rangers to protect them. What is the definition of the word "endangered".

• Having a large population.
• Close to becoming extinct.

• Living in a safe habitat.
• Not able to reproduce.

Why do you think the authors wrote a letter to readers at the beginning of the book "Looking for Miza"?

• The letter tells the purpose of the book: The problem facing mountain gorillas urgently needs a solution.

• The letter gives background information about the authors' personal experiences.

• The letter introduces the main characters in the story.

• The letter describes the history of gorillas in movies.

This figure from "Amazing Amphibians" shows the life cycle of an amphibian. This amazing change in appearance is also called:

• respiration

• metacognition

• metamorphosis

• photosynthesis

Cite two pieces of evidence the author uses to argue that Amphibians are astounding, which means they amaze people: