How does the In the Nursery section contribute to the reader’s understanding of the passage?
Rescuing Orphan Elephants OST Practice Gr6

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6th Grade
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Kristina Stratton
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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by describing how keepers are trained at the organization
by listing qualifications for working at the organization
by explaining how keepers help elephants survive
by distinguishing male from female elephants
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What does the word coax mean as it is used in paragraph 10?
allow
deceive
persuade
squeeze
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
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In paragraph 2, the author claims that orphan elephants are successfully reintroduced to the wild. Select two ways the author supports this claim.
by detailing the ways keepers make the baby elephants feel comfortable in their new elephant community
by explaining how baby elephants are kept safe as they learn to live away from the nursery
by comparing the care baby elephants receive with the care needed by common pets
by stating how long elephants typically live after reaching adulthood
by describing the area where baby elephants are typically found
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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How does the author’s description of a stray kitten in paragraph 1 contribute to the rest of the passage?
It makes a connection between the care needed for a pet versus the care needed for elephants.
It points out that different kinds of animals need similar kinds of care.
It emphasizes how rare it is to keep baby elephants as pets.
It illustrates how difficult it is to care for baby elephants.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Read the sentence from the passage.
“When a baby elephant first arrives at the orphanage nursery, one of the biggest problems it faces is grief.”
(paragraph 5)
Select the sentence from paragraph 6 that supports the idea that grief can be the biggest problem for baby elephants.
Elephants are highly intelligent, loving family members.
In the wild, a female elephant usually stays with her family her whole life.
Males don’t leave until they’re in their teens and then frequently return to visit.
A baby separated from its family may feel so sad that it becomes ill and dies.
6.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
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Which two quotations support the idea that baby elephants need a lot of care?
“Like people, healthy elephants can live
70 years or more.” (paragraph 3)
“It drinks about five gallons of milk a day and must be fed every two hours.”(paragraph 4)
“In the wild, a female elephant usually stays with her family her whole life.”(paragraph 6)
“To make
bottle-feeding
feel less strange, the keepers often hang big blankets for the orphans to cuddle up against while they drink.” (paragraph 8)
“Being very social animals, they feel more at home when they’re part of a herd.”(paragraph 11)
7.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Select two examples that show how caretakers imitate nature when caring for a baby elephant.
“Sometimes they have to teach a baby how to drink from a bottle.” (paragraph 8)
“In the wild, a baby elephant will stand under its mother and rest its trunk on her body as it nurses with its mouth.” (paragraph 8)
“Standing under mom or in her giant shadow protects the baby from sunburn too.” (paragraph 9)
“The keepers aren’t big enough to offer much weather protection all by themselves, so they rely on blankets and parasols and mud.” (paragraph 9)
“Most of the babies love the mud, but if one’s a little shy, the keepers gently coax it into a shallow puddle and scoop mud on it, just like a mom would, only with a shovel in place of a trunk.” (paragraph 10)
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