5.2 Rescue in the Rainforest

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1.What is the main purpose of The Sloth Institute (TSI)?

• To build hotels in the rainforest
• To rescue and care for sick or injured sloths
• To study monkey behavior
• To cut down trees in Costa Rica

2. Which text structure is used in the "SLOTH SUPERPOWERS" section of the article?

• Problem and solution
• Cause and effect
• Description with headings
• Chronological order

3. What does the word "transformation" mean in the article?

• A type of forest
• A complete or major change
• A small adjustment
• A slow movement

4. What is the author's main purpose for writing this article?

• To entertain readers with a fairy tale
• To inform readers about sloth rescue efforts
• To persuade readers to visit Costa Rica
• To explain how to build sloth speedways

5. According to the article, why are sloths in danger?

• They move too quickly
• They eat too many leaves
• They sleep too much
• They lose their habitat due to deforestation

6. What is the correct sequence of events at The Sloth Institute?

• Release, sloth school, rescue
• Sloth school, rescue, release
• Rescue, sloth school, release
• Release, rescue, sloth school

7. What does the word "doomed" mean as used in the article?

• Happy and content
• Sure to fail or die
• Ready to learn
• Safe and healthy

8. Which detail from the text shows that Snow White was getting better?

• She was found on the ground
• She needed medicine
• She grew new fur all over her body
• She fell from a tree

9. What is the purpose of "sloth speedways"?

• To help sloths move faster
• To connect trees for safer sloth travel
• To build new homes for sloths
• To teach sloths how to climb