Pocket Pet Pup
Taming the Chinchilla
Teddy Bears
Treasure at the Bottom of the Sea
What is Buried on Oak Island?
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Compared to the dog in Thailand, Pinocchio is ________________. * shorter at the shoulder * is shorter in length * weighs slightly more
What is ..... shorter in length
100
An example of a tame animal is.... * a pig * a coyote * a rhinoceros
What is .... a pig
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Why did Teddy Roosevelt refuse to shoot the bear? * He was against bear hunting. * He thought the bear was just a baby. * The bear was tied up and didn't stand a chance.
What is..... The bear was tied up and didn't stand a chance.
100
About how many years after it sunk was the Sussex found? * 100 years * 200 years * 300 years
What is .... about 300 years 1693 + 100 = 1793 1693+ 200= 1893 1693+300=1993 ( That's the closest year.)
100
Why have people dug 11 tunnels on Oak Island? Each person is ________________. * helping to build an underground maze * working on creating a flood-control system * hoping to be the one that finds the treasure
What is .... hoping to be the one that finds the treasure
200
You can conclude that __________________. * Yorkie is a short form of Yorkshire Terrier, * Poodles are usually smaller than Yorkshire Terriers, * mixed breeds are often toy dogs
What is .... Yorkie is a short form of Yorkshire Terrier
200
Of the following choices, what happened last? * Chapman had a pet chinchilla. * Chapman raised chinchillas. * Chapman caught wild chinchillas.
What is... Chapman raised chinchillas.
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You can conclude that Teddy is a nickname for__________. * president *Theodore *Roosevelt
What is ..... Theodore
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You can conclude that ..... *few other shipwrecks in the area have cannons * the Sussex's name is painted on its bow * the British will share the gold
What is .... few other shipwrecks in the area have cannons
200
You can conclude that the pirates________________. * never hid anything on Oak Island * may have hidden something there about 150 years ago * may have hidden something there more than 200 years ago
What is .... may have hidden something there more than 200 years ago
300
What wouldn't you find at Pinocchio's website? Why? * photos of prize-winning guinea pigs * the latest news about the dog * photos of the Yorkie
What is..... photos of prize-winning guinea pigs because the article is about a dog.
300
What probably would have happened if Chapman hadn't caught 11 chinchillas? Explain your answer. * Chinchillas might have died off completely. * The chinchillas would have died from a disease. * Chinchillas would have overpopulated the Andes Mountains.
What is ..... Chinchillas might have died off completely... because they spent 3 years to catch 11 of them because there were so few chinchillas left in the wild.
300
The Michtoms named their stuffed animal Teddy in honor of ________________. Why? * their newspaper * the president * their newborn son
What is ... the president because they saw the cartoon about the bear hunt and wanted to show that they liked the idea that he let the bear live.
300
Why might the Sussex have had cannons? Why do you think so? * so it would be recognized at the bottom of the sea * to fight off pirates who would want to get the gold * to stabilize the ship and keep it from rolling over in a storm
What is ..... to fight off pirates who would want to get the gold because pirates were known to attack ships to steal from them.
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If someone already found and removed the treasure, what's the most probable reason that the person didn't say so? * to watch everyone else continue to search in vain * to avoid paying taxes on the treasure * to continue to work as a guide helping people search the island
What is .... to avoid paying taxes on the treasure
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A purebred dog is ___________________. Why does the article have this detail? *one that comes from breeding the best dogs of a certain kind * one that comes from breeding several different dog types together * the runt or smallest from the litter
What is ..... one that comes from breeding the best dogs of a certain kind because it lets the reader know that this dog's family members are all Yorkies & not other kinds of dogs.
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The word domestication means______________. Tell how that word connects to this article. * trained to do tricks * kept for human purposes * used in a circus
What is .... kept for human purposes... The chinchillas were caught in the wild and raised as pets for humans.
400
The word credit in this article means_______________. Tell another meaning of the word credit - a DIFFERENT meaning from the article. * recognize as the inventor * blame * refuse
What is ..... recognize as the inventor. Credit - like a credit card so that you can buy something now and pay for it later Credit - like points on an assignment or test in school Credit - like points in a game that you can use later
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The word excavation means...... How does this word connect to the article? * to drive a wedge between things * to drill a hole * to uncover and remove
What is .... to uncover and remove Workers are trying to uncover and remove the gold/treasure from the sunken ship and bring it to the surface.
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You can tell that_______________. Find a detail in the article that shows text evidence for your answer. *people are eager to find buried riches * treasure hunters are too lazy to get a real job * almost no one believes that pirates left treasure on Oak Island
What is.... people are eager to find buried riches For over 200 years, men have dug on this tiny island. Today people still search.
500
Describe Pinocchio and how different he is from other dogs OTHER than his size. Tell 3 details about him.
What is .... * can fit into a pocket * sleeps in a bird cage * bark sounds like squeaking
500
What was causing the chinchillas to become extinct? Why?
What is ..... They were hunted for their fur. People used the fur for hats, coats, etc. and the hunters were paid for the fur.
500
Why would the tracker tie a bear to a tree during Teddy Roosevelt's hunting trip? How can you tell that the president felt about that idea? Why would reporters make a cartoon of it for the newspaper?
What is..... He wanted the president's hunting trip to be successful/easier. Roosevelt was not happy that the bear had been trapped/tied to the tree b/c it wasn't fair. Reporters thought that this was an unusual end to a hunting trip or that they were glad that the president didn't shoot the bear.
500
Why did it take so long for the wreckage of the Sussex to be found? Do you think that the British will be willing to share the gold? Why or why not?
What is ..... No one knew exactly where the ship went down because it happened so long ago and there wasn't any way to track it from so long ago. Maybe the British will share the gold if someone else does the work to remove it from the ship. Maybe they won't share the gold because they want to send their own company there to get it.
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About 90 feet underground, treasure hunters found something. What was it? What can you infer that the strange marks meant? What happened right after they saw the strange marks?
What is .... found a flat stone with strange marks maybe the marks showed where water had been located earlier by others water flooded the tunnel/shaft
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