6th Grade Reading AASA Review

Key Ideas and Details

100

What is the central idea of the passage?

A

200

Which detail from the passage supports the conclusion that prairie dogs are intelligent?

D

300

Select two ways that Dr. Slobodchikoff elaborates on his research about how prairie dogs make different alarm class.

A and E

400

Based on the information in the passage, select whether there are differences in the prairie dogs' reactions to each category...

Stay, Change, Change, Stay

Craft and Structure

100

Part A: Paragraph 5 is included in the passage to...

A

200

Part B: Which paragraph from the passage has the same function as the answer in Part A?

B

300

Paragraph two states, "Prairie dogs live in colonies called towns, and they depend on each other to sound distinctive alarms if danger approaches."  Select two words that can each replace distinctive.

B and E

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

300

Read paragraphs 6 and 7 from the passage. Which three details from these paragraphs support the cliam from paragraph 9 that "prairie dogs tell teach other some pretty detailed things"?

Responded... another... changed

400

Which sentence from the passage best reveals the author's purpose?

D