"The Vanishing Beast"

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What does lethal mean in the sentence “Their pointy horns were lethal weapons, their hides too thick for all but the sharpest teeth and claws”?

hurtful

dull

deadly

harmless

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Which of the following was the buffalo’s most dangerous enemy?

people

wolves

glaciers

tigers

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Which one of the following details mentioned in the article does NOT show that buffalo were important to American Indian tribes?

Buffalo were the focus of special dances and ceremonies.

Buffalo meat was a source of food.

Tribes used buffalo skins to make clothes and shelters.

Hunting buffalo was a way to get rich.

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Which line from the article best supports the idea that buffalo helped humans and the land?

“For centuries, the buffalo and humans lived side by side.”

“The buffalo nourished humans and the Plains.”

“Humans hunted just enough buffalo to keep herds from overtaking the land.”

“Hunting buffalo was key to their survival.”

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What serious threat did the buffalo first begin to face in the 1870s?

Hidemen killed millions of buffalo for their valuable skins.

Europeans brought guns and horses to America.

Many people tried to steal land from American Indians.

Many people traveled to the Great Plains.

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Which line from the article best supports your answer to question 5?

“Newcomers began to arrive from Europe . . .”

“Trains brought more and more people to the Plains.”

“Bloody clashes broke out when the Plains people refused to give up their land quietly.”

“These were white men from the East Coast who saw hunting buffalo as a way to get rich.”

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Buffalo were moved from Yellowstone National Park because _______.

they carried a serious disease

they had killed other animals

they were no longer protected there

the herd had grown too large

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What is a main idea in both articles?

Buffalo lived on Earth during the Ice Age.

Hunters killed millions of buffalo with arrows.

Plains Indian tribes honored the buffalo.

A large buffalo herd lived in Yellowstone National Park.

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"The Vanishing Beast"

What does lethal mean in the sentence “Their pointy horns were lethal weapons, their hides too thick for all but the sharpest teeth and claws”?

Which of the following was the buffalo’s most dangerous enemy?

Which one of the following details mentioned in the article does NOT show that buffalo were important to American Indian tribes?

Which line from the article best supports the idea that buffalo helped humans and the land?

What serious threat did the buffalo first begin to face in the 1870s?

Which line from the article best supports your answer to question 5?

Buffalo were moved from Yellowstone National Park because _______.

What is a main idea in both articles?

Why is it important to American Indian tribes to form their own buffalo herds on tribal lands?

What does lethal mean in the sentence “Their pointy horns were lethal weapons, their hides too thick for all but the sharpest teeth and claws”?

Which of the following was the buffalo’s most dangerous enemy?

Which one of the following details mentioned in the article does NOT show that buffalo were important to American Indian tribes?

Which line from the article best supports the idea that buffalo helped humans and the land?

What serious threat did the buffalo first begin to face in the 1870s?

Which line from the article best supports your answer to question 5?

Buffalo were moved from Yellowstone National Park because _______.

What is a main idea in both articles?

Why is it important to American Indian tribes to form their own buffalo herds on tribal lands?