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3rd-4th Week 6 Review 1

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Question 1

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Read the sentences. White settlers found that buffalos were easy to hunt. Soon, the buffalos' large population fell. By the late 19th century, there were just 800 buffalos left. People began to pay more attention to how humans affected animal populations. Which sentence best summarizes the sentences?

A - White settlers hunted all the buffalos in the U.S. and caused their
extinction.

B - By the late 19th century, there were just 800 buffalos left.

C - Decreasing numbers of buffalos drew attention to the ways that people affect 
animal population is the U.S.

D - Hundreds of years ago, people weren't very concerned about animal and plant 
species.

Question 2

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The author infers that people don’t just rely on animals for food but to make money too. Which detail from the passage best supports this inference?

A - “In each ecosystem, animals rely on plants or smaller animals for food.”

B - “People depend on ecosystems, like forests and oceans”.

C - “For example, if a type of fish becomes endangered or extinct, fisheries and
companies that sell the fish lose money.”

D - “Hundreds of years ago, people weren't very concerned about animal and plant
species.”

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Question 3

3.

What conclusion can be drawn about the implementation of the Endangered Species Act in regards to protecting plants and animals?

A - The Endangered Species Act protects animals and plants, as well as the
places where they are found.

B - Some people believe that the government should allow for some business
activity in the places where endangered species are found.

C - The execution or implementation of the Endangered Species Act has not been
completely successful.

D - The Endangered species Act was enacted by Congress in 1973.

Question 4

4.

Which section from the text best supports your answer in Question 3?

A - Saving Animals

B - Protecting Species

C - Why Save Endangered Species

D - What Makes Species Endangered

Question 5

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Read the excerpt from the text. If you had lived long ago, you might have seen the clumsy dodo bird. You might have spotted the slow-moving Yunnan box turtle or the gentle Pyrenean ibex. Sadly, though, no one will ever see these animals alive again. Each of them is extinct. An antonym is a word that means the opposite of another word. What is the antonym of the underlined word?

A - desperate

B - thriving

C - revolutionary

D - exhausting

Question 6

6.

Read the paragraph. The government relies on scientists to help it decide whether a species is endangered. Scientists study animal populations. In each study, they look at possible threats to the animal. These threats include hunting, disease, loss of land, and loss of food sources. If any of these threats are present, the animal could be in trouble. Scientists watch these animals, keeping track of their populations over time. How does the author’s use of the paragraph add to the building of information in the article?

A - It explains what makes species endangered.

B - It explains how to save endangered species.

C - It explains what scientists can do to help animal populations.

D - It explains how scientists can study animal populations.

Question 7

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What is the most likely reason the author included subheadings?

A - To help the reader visualize the concept

B - To help the reader understand new information

C - To help the reader pay attention to important words

D - To help the reader pinpoint information and connect ideas

Question 8

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Read the sentence. The Endangered Species Act and other laws have only been partly successful. How does the author’s use of the underlined word help the reader understand the author’s opinion about the implementation of the laws?

A - It helps the reader to understand that the laws has not been fully
implemented.

B - It helps the reader to understand that implementation of the laws has not
been completely successful.

C - It helps the reader to understand that the Endangered Species Act has not
been enacted.

D - It helps the reader to understand that the implementation of the laws Has
been really a great success.

Question 9

9.

Read the sentences and the question that follows. However native Americans were careful to kill only what it needed for food and clothing. White settlers found that buffalos were easy to hunt. Soon, the buffalos' large population fell. Choose the sentence that corrects the three errors in the underlined sentence.

A - However, Native Americans were careful to kill only what it needed for food
and clothing.

B - However native Americans were careful to kill only what they needed for food
and clothing.

C - However, Native Americans were careful to kill only what it needed for food
and clothing.

D - However, Native Americans were careful to kill only what they needed for
food and clothing.