3rd-4th Week 6 Review 1

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9 questions
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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?

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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?

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

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

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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?

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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?

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What is the most likely reason the author included subheadings?

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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?

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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.