Tracking Elephants
What is the purpose of the selection?
A. To clear up myths about elephants.
B. To demonstrate the training of elephants.
C. To describe the eating habits of elephants.
D. To explain some patterns of elephant behavior.
D. To explain some patterns of elephant behavior.
What is the central idea of the passage?
Millions of acres of tropical rainforest have been destroyed. Many animals and people lose their homes when the rain forest is cut down. Today, people are destroying the forests so quickly that the animals are unable to adapt. Many of these animals, such as the leopard, need miles and miles of untouched rain forest in order to live. Furthermore, as more of the rainforest is destroyed, the risk of air pollution and loss of oxygen increases.
A. Leopards are losing their homes
B. The destruction of the rain forest is harming humans and animals.
C. The destruction of the rain forest is an interesting subject
D. Forests provide oxygen for humans and animals
B. The destruction of the rain forest is harming humans and animals.
To come to a conclusion based on detailed information or to make an educated guess about something.
"flashback"
What are context clues?
A. Clues that help you figure out the context.
B. Hints that an author gives to help define a difficult or unusual word.
C. A piece of evidence or information used in the detection of a crime or solving of a mystery
D. A verbal formula giving an indication as to what is to be inserted in a particular space in a crossword or other puzzle.
B. Hints that an author gives to help define a difficult or unusual word.
When you make an inference/draw a conclusion about a text, you are combining what two things?
A. Information from the text and your prior knowledge/prior experiences
B. Information from the text and information about the author
C. Information from the text and your McDonalds order
D. Information about the author and your prior knowledge/prior experiences
A. Information from the text and your prior knowledge/prior experiences
What statement about elephants is best supported by the selection?
A. They learn through experiences.
B. They search for food with their mates.
C. They adopt abandoned baby elephants.
D. They travel long distances each season.
A. They learn through experiences.
What is the central idea of the passage?
Thomas Edison’s life span is known as “The age of Edison.” If it wasn’t for Thomas Edison, we might not have electric lights, telephones, movie cameras, or computers! Think of all the ways these great products affect our lives today. Edison held over 1,000 patents and received dozens of awards during his lifetime for his inventions and contributions to science.
A. The light bulb was an important invention
B. Thomas Edison was an important inventor
C. Thomas Edison was an excellent student
D. Creating inventions is a difficult process
B. Thomas Edison was an important inventor
Telling a story while leaving all the details out
Summarize
Her quiet, timid ways made it hard for her to make friends.
What type of context clue is used to help determine the meaning of the underlined word.
A. example
B. antonym
C. definition
D. synonym
D. synonym
A. Jason was the best player.
According to the selection, what is the significance of marks and scars on the elephants?
A. They help baby elephants find their mothers.
B. They permit elephants to show off their victories.
C. They show the elephants that have been wounded.
D. They allow the trackers to identify certain elephants.
D. They allow the trackers to identify certain elephants.
For the walls, Jenny thought she would use a bright yellow paint. She would pick a border that had mostly bright red and green colors, and maybe a little bit of blue. She already had found some curtains that were sky blue with streaks of red, blue and yellow that she thought would go great with the walls. And finally, she had picked a carpet that was mostly blue with specks of red and yellow. Jenny couldn't wait till she was done decorating her room. It was really going to look awesome.
The best summary of this passage is:
A. Jenny likes bright colors.
B. Jenny was going to paint her room.
C. Jenny was picking out colors and materials to decorate her room.
D. Yellow is a good color to paint your walls.
C. Jenny was picking out colors and materials to decorate her room.
explain the differences between two people or things
Contrast
We bought our groceries at a store that gets food from local farms. The farms are close to our home.
Local means....
A. country
B. hot
C. old
D. near our home
D. near our home
A. Sheepdogs are not very smart dogs.
Based on the selection, which is the best example of an elephants cunning nature?
A. Raiding farms at night.
B. Traveling as a group.
C. Drinking from the Reservoir.
D. Eating a diet of corn and millet.
A. Raiding farms at night.
The faculty at Newtown Elementary School invites you to attend our annual Honors Dinner on Thursday, June 17, 2005, in the school cafeteria.
A meal will be served at 7:00 P.M. The cost of the meal is $7.50 per person. Please respond by June 5th with the number of family members attending. We look forward to seeing you there.
Which of the following is the best summary of the invitation?
A. The teachers at school are having a dinner to which you are invited. It will be at 7 P.M. on June 17 and will cost $7.50 a person.
B. Students need to decide if they want to go to the Honors Dinner with their teachers and family at Newtown Elementary School.
C. Newtown Elementary School is going to have an Honors Dinner. The teachers hold this dinner once a year for all of the honors students.
D. The dinner costs $7.50 a person. You need to let the teachers know by June 5 how many people you are bringing to the dinner.
A. The teachers at school are having a dinner to which you are invited. It will be at 7 P.M. on June 17 and will cost $7.50 a person.
a prejudiced view (either for or against); a preference
Bias
During the winter, a tree's branches are bare.
bare means...
A. a big animal
B. full of leaves
C. empty
D. has lots of fruits
C. empty
A. Jack went to bed late because he was at a birthday party.
Which relations is most similar to the one below?
Reserve: Elephants
A. Zoo:Tourists
B. Tigers: Jungle
C. House: Humans
D. Children: Playground
C. House: Humans
What is the best question to ask yourself when you are trying to find the main idea?
A. Who is the main character?
B. What is the main event?
C. What is one important detail?
D. What point is the author trying to make?
D. What point is the author trying to make?
language that is used to describe one thing in terms of something else; not to be taken literally
Figurative language
A. carry out
A. Violet can be a mean girl.