Vocab Terms
What is Theme?
The universal life-lesson of a story.
How do you determine what a text's Key Ideas are?
Ask who or what the text is mainly about
What is the most likely reason the author wrote this article?
A. To present a solution to revive the whooping crane population in the United States
B. To describe the last remaining whooping crane flock in the United States
C. To provide a brief history on the whooping crane population
D. To explain the challenges and dangers the Canadian whooping crane flock faced and the efforts to preserve it
D. To explain the challenges and dangers the Canadian whooping crane flock faced and the efforts to preserve it
The details in paragraph 7 support the key idea that whooping crane conservation -
A. has been successful because of everyday citizens
B. requires the combined efforts of many groups
C. has opponents and supporters
D. starts with researching the crane’s history
C. has opponents and supporters
What is Characterization?
The way a character is described or developed
What is an inference?
an educated guess / a logical prediction about a text or image based on context clues.
How does the map support an important detail in paragraph 2?
A. By highlighting the number of whooping cranes in the flock
B. By demonstrating how the flock catches thermals of warm air to fly as high as 13,000 feet above sea level
C. By showing the locations where the flocks’ migration begins and ends
D. By illustrating the size of the whooping cranes’ six to seven feet wings
C. By showing the locations where the flocks’ migration begins and ends
In paragraph 7, which word means “becoming smaller in size, strength, or number” ?
Dwindling
What is Mood?
The overall atmosphere or emotional feeling a piece of writing evokes in the reader
What is Plot?
the series of events that take place in a story
How does the author mainly organize paragraphs 2 through 5?
A. By describing the Canadian whooping crane flock and the threats to its survival
B. By listing the advantages and disadvantages of supporting the survival of whooping cranes
C. By comparing the Canadian whooping crane flock to the American whooping crane flock
D. By explaining why scientists support the survival of whooping cranes
A. By describing the Canadian whooping crane flock and the threats to its survival
In the writing review section, what change should be made in sentence 2?
A. Delete the comma after 1998
B. Change partnership to Partnership
C. Remove the parenthesis around WCEP
D. Change was formed to were formed
B. Change partnership to Partnership
What is Tone?
The author's or narrator's attitude toward the subject matter
What are Literary Devices?
the tools authors use to make literary texts clear and interesting.
The map next to paragraph 5 suggests that the whooping crane range is
A. expanding to locations outside of North America
B. larger than it used to be
C. smaller than it used to be
D. mainly concentrated in Mexico
C. smaller than it used to be
Based on the information in this excerpt, what conclusion can be made about the future of whooping crane conservation efforts?
A. Whooping cranes will eventually become extinct despite conservation efforts, as they continue to face too many natural and human threats.
B. Despite obstacles and challenges, activists and scientists will ensure that whooping crane conservation efforts will continue in the future.
C. The government will abandon its conservation efforts due to pressure from farmers and the high costs associated with protecting the cranes.
D. Scientists will focus exclusively on protecting the last migratory flock, rather than expanding their efforts to create additional flocks.
B. Despite obstacles and challenges, activists and scientists will ensure that whooping crane conservation efforts will continue in the future.
What is Diction?
The author's word choice
the use of words to create vivid imagery, emphasize ideas, or evoke emotions, rather than conveying information directly
Why does the author use a rhetorical question in paragraph 5?
A. To reveal that the whooping crane most likely will not survive
B. To imply that additional efforts are necessary to support the survival of the whooping crane
C. To suggest that supporting the whooping crane is not worth the effort
D. To illustrate a shift in his perspective regarding whooping crane conservation
B. To imply that additional efforts are necessary to support the survival of the whooping crane
Sentence 3 in the Writing Section needs to be revised. Rewrite sentence 3 in a clear and effective way.
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