Staar the Platypus

The platypus is unusual in many ways. Which of the following statements about the platypus is not true?

• The platypus only has three webbed feet.

• The platypus lives in Australia.

• The platypus lays eggs.

• The platypus provides milk to its young directly through the skin.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

How does the author organize the information in this passage?

• The author lists events of a platypus' life in chronological order.

• The author identifies the problems facing the platypus and provides some solutions.

• The author compares the viewpoints of those who want to save the platypus with those who want to destroy its habitats.

• The author describes an effort to save the platypus and then describes the animal in detail.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

Read the sentences:

1. "In summer 2005 the situation grew more intense as workers began clearing the land."

2. "'We're not moving until we save this place,' protester John Woodlands told a reporter."

How does sentence 2 relate to sentence 1?

• Sentence 2 supports sentence 1's claim that the situation grew more intense

• Sentence 1 supports sentence 2's claim that John Woodlands would not move.

• Sentence 2 contrasts with sentence 1, giving an opposite opinion.

• Sentence 2 provides details about the summer of 2005, mentioned in sentence 1.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

Read the sentences:

"...and a flat tail like a paddle. The animal uses its front limbs for swimming. Its tail functions as a rudder."

The author uses words in these sentences to compare the platypus to a

• dolphin

• wooden beam

• human

• boat

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What is this passage mostly about?

• the effects of platypus protection

• the difference between Australian and other continents' animals

• the platypus's unique features and efforts to save them

• differing viewpoints on the importance of saving the platypus

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

The question below is an incomplete sentence. Choose the answer that best completes the sentence.

Many people are trying to save the platypus __________ the supermarket will probably be built anyway.

• even though

• while

• because

• after

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.5