This passage is an example of what form of writing?
a. Fairy Tale
b. Tall Tale
c. Non Fiction
d. Fable
C. Non-Fiction
100
How do scientists know that people raised pigs thousands of years ago?
a. There are old stories about circus acts with pigs.
b. Scientist know cattle and pigs have the same feet.
c. The way people hunt for truffles has not changed.
d. Scientists have found bones of pigs in old ruins.
d. scientists have found bones...
100
The main idea of paragraph 5 is:
a. Pigs can sometimes be used in other ways than food.
b. Little hoofs make holes for seeds.
c. Ancient Egyptians used pigs for planting.
Pigs can be used in other ways than food.
100
A pig is a risky animal to approach in an unfriendly way. Which of the following words means the same as risky?
a. large
b. easy
c. greedy
d. unsafe
d. unsafe
100
What will a pig probably do if someone threatens it?
a. run
b. fight
c. dig
d. jump around
b. fight
200
This sentence shows the story is what Genre?
Pigs have lived on our planet about 40 millions years.
Non Fiction Informational
200
According to the article, where might a person see a pig jumping through a hoop?
a. on a farm
b. at a circus
c. in a field
d. in a forest
b. at a circus
200
The main idea of this passage is :
a. Pigs have hooves.
b. Pigs are fighters.
c. Pigs have helped humans for millions of years.
c. Pigs have helped humans for millions of years.
200
"Pigs use their snouts to dig up roots to eat, and they have been trained to smell out this treasure. Which of the following is most like a snout?
a. nose
b. foot
c. horn
d. tail
a. nose
200
Which sentence tells about how the author feels about pigs?
a. The pig is a hoofed animal.
b. Farmers have raised pigs for many thousands of years.
c. Their hooves make holes in the ground.
d. Pigs sometimes get a bad opinion.
d. Pigs sometimes get a bad opinion.
300
You may find this story in a...
a. Nursery Rhyme Book
b. Magazine about Sports
c. Zoo Books Magazine
d. Newspaper
c. Zoo Book
300
How long have pigs been on our planet?
a. pigs have lived here 40 years
b. pigs have lived on Earth for 40 months
c. pigs have lived on our planet for 40 million years
d. pigs have been here 10,000 years
c. 40 million years
300
What detail supports the main idea of paragraph 8. Main idea: Pigs can be trained as circus animals.
A. They can jump through a hoops and dance.
B. Pigs have hooves.
C. Pigs are smart animals with a snout.
A. They can jump through hoops and dance.
300
"It has a set of sharp tusks and a deadly bite." Which word best describes deadly.
a. soft
b. easy
c. sharp
d. dangerous
d. dangerous
300
The author's purpose for writing the passage is:
a. inform
b. entertain
c. persuade
d. describe
a. inform
400
What is the author's purpose for writing this passage?
a. entertain
b. persuade
c. describe
d. inform
d. inform
400
Pigs are sometimes used to hunt truffles in France. This fact can be found in what paragraph?
Paragraph 7
400
What is the main idea of paragraph 9.
a. Pigs are greedy.
b. Pigs are nice.
c. People have some bad opinions about pigs.
c. People have some bad opinions about pigs.
400
"In France, pigs are also used to look for "truffles", a kind of black mushroom that grows underground." What word best describes truffles.
a. fruit
b. soil
c. vegetable
d. worms
c. Vegetable
400
Another title for this story might be:
A. Pigs in the circus
B. Pigs are like cows
C. Pigs: An Unusual Animal
D. Pigs are stinky
c. Pigs: An Unusual Animal
500
Name another story that you have read with the same Genre as 40 Million Years of Pigs.
What is (any non-fiction selection)
500
Which of the following animal has toes like a pig?
a. bird
b. lizard
c. camel
d. squirrel
Camel
500
According to the article, which of the following is true about pigs?
a. they have a poor sense of smell.
b. They are used to hunt deer.
c. They have snouts for hearing.
d. They are born with five toes.
They are used to hunt deer.
500
The pig is a "smart" animal. What is another word for the word smart.
a. excited
b. clever
c. lost
d. silly
b. clever
500
Name one talent of pigs you didn't know before reading this.