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The Last Tigers

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Question 1

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What problem does Skyler face at the beginning of the story?

Her father refuses to help the tigers.

She must use the tigers to cure a disease.

A drug agency is coming to take the tigers.

The tigers have become too large to control.

Question 2

2.

What does the word frantic mean in the sentence “. . . Nina called three times that afternoon, the phone conversations increasingly frantic”?

A quiet and secret

excited and worried

long and loud

honest and direct

Question 3

3.

What are TWO reasons Skyler must save the tigers?

There will be no Malayan tigers left if they die.

The preserve cannot exist without tigers.

Tiger hearts make an important medicine.

She loves them and doesn’t want them hurt.

Question 4

4.

Which sentence from the text shows that the story is set in the future?

“Tonight, she must sing the tigers to safety.”

“. . . she has come to look like a tiger herself.”

“. . . back then, kids used a computer program called Zoom to see their teachers and classmates . . .”

“ . . . this vast stretch of tropical forest and swamp is surrounded by a tall electric fence.”

Question 5

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How does Skyler feel when she first sees the python?

annoyed

disgusted

relieved

scared

Question 6

6.

What sentence from the story supports the answer to question 5?

“Then she sees it, coiled in the light . . .”

“Her trembling hand grips the sound-beam, thumb on the button.”

“Skyler takes a deep breath, stepping over the python’s limp body.”

“‘Charlie, Lulu, snake won’t hurt you,’ she sings.”

Question 7

7.

What TWO things tell Skyler they are near the end of the drainage pipe?

She smells seawater.

Her sneakers feel wet.

She sees a stream.

She hears waves.

Question 8

8.

What is a central message of the story?

After a time of stress, we need time to play.

We must rely on kids to save the planet.

If other people let you down, animals can be your most loyal friends.

When something is important, you can overcome anything to achieve it.