Ask/Answer Questions
How did the wolves return to the island?
A. by a raft
B. conservation officer
C. the walked across the frozen water
D. they swam back to the island
C. the walked across the frozen water
“Once there was an island. It was an island with trees and meadows, and many kinds of animals....The island animals were healthy. There was plenty of food for all.”
The author uses these sentences most likely to-
A. Inform the reader about what animals eat
B. Provide a solution on how to solve the problem in the story.
C. Explain how to keep a habitat healthy.
D. Describe what the island was like at the beginning of the story before the wolves were removed.
D. Describe what the island was like at the beginning of the story before the wolves were removed.
Wolf Island had the following text feature.
A. Photographs
B. Illustrations
C. Captions
D. Index
B. Illustrations
When the author of "Wolf Island" describes time passing with the seasons, she is using the following text structure.
A. Cause/Effect
B. Order/Sequence
C. Compare/Contrast
D. Problem/ Solution
B. Order/Sequence
"A layer of snow covered the ground." A layer is
A. a mound
B. a flake
C. a ball
D. a coating
D. a coating
What was the major problem on the island?
A. The cubs got on a raft and left the island.
B. The animals could not find food in the winter.
C. The wolves had no food on the mainland.
D. The animals were starving and could not find enough food to eat to stay healthy.
D. The animals were starving and could not find enough food to eat to stay healthy.
Mice had less to eat because the deer had eaten the grass and grass seed. There were not many baby mice born that year.
What do the author’s words help the reader to understand?
A. it helps explain how the deer got there food
B. it helps persuade the reader to get the wolves back.
C. it helps describe how the mice are not as healthy because of lack of food.
D. it helps entertain the reader to want to keep reading
C. it helps describe how the mice are not as healthy because of lack of food.
Both "Wolf Island" and "The Gray Wolf" had the following text feature.
A. A table of contents
B. A title
C. photographs
D. index
B. A title
What were the main structures used to write "Wolf Island."
A. Compare/Contrast and Problem/Solution
B. Problem/Solution and Cause/Effect
C. Compare/Contrast and Cause/Effect
D. Question/Answer and Problem/Solution
B. Problem/Solution and Cause/Effect
The population changed without the wolves. A population is all the animals that
A. eat only plants
B. eat other animals
C. live in a place
D. have no shelter
C. live in a place
According to “Wolf Island,” what is a likely reason why the island was suffering without the wolves present?
A. The deer were struggling to find food.
B. The deer were overpopulated and eating too much.
C. The deer had no hunters to keep their population down.
D. The deer were not part of the problem.
B. The deer were overpopulated and eating too much.
What piece of information did we learn from the text?
A. wolves don't live on the mainland, they need to stay on islands.
B. when one animal eats too much, it can affect the food supply of other animals.
C. wolves travel in packs and they lost territory due to people building on their land
D. Wolves are mammals because they have fur.
B. when one animal eats too much, it can affect the food supply of other animals.
If I wanted to find out the definition of the word mainland, where would I look?
A. The Table of Contents
B. The Index
C. The Caption
D. The Glossary
D. The Glossary
"Rabbits had less to eat, because the deer were eating their food. There were not as many baby bunnies born that year."
What structure was the author writing in, in this part of the story?
A. Sequence
B. Compare/Contrast
C. Cause/Effect
D. Problem/Solution
D. Problem/Solution
The wolf cubs’ parents went abroad the raft. This means they
A. went off the raft
B. went on the raft
C. went under the raft
D. went over the raft
B. went on the raft
In “Wolf Island,” why did the fox have less to eat?
A. The wolves were not there for them to eat.
B. The grass was being eaten by the deer.
C. There were not as many rabbits born that
year.
D. The snow-covered their food supply.
C. There were not as many rabbits born that
year.
When the author discusses that the wolf pups were curious about the raft and got on board, what purpose did the author have for including this?
A. The author wanted the reader to be entertained and wanted them to keep reading to find out what happened next.
B. The author wanted to inform the reader that rafts can be dangerous and if you get on one, you could drift off into the water.
C. The author wanted to persuade people not to leave their rafts or debris out in the wilderness because it might endanger animals.
A. The author wanted the reader to be entertained and wanted them to keep reading to find out what happened next.
In the story, "The Gray Wolf," the author included which of the following text features to show the reader where Gray Wolves lived?
A. Diagram
B. Cut-Away
C. Map
D. Caption
C. Map
"The owls flew over to the mainland, looking for mice.
They flew over the wolf family walking along the mainland shore.
The wolves were thin and hungry, too?"
What text structure was the author using in this sample of text?
A. Cause/Effect
B. Description
C. Compare/Contrast
D. Problem/Solution
B. Description
The text said, "Life on the island was back in balance." What does the word balanced mean?
A. not tipping over
B. steady secure position
C. land surrounded by water
D. food
B. steady secure position
In "Wolf Island," how can the reader tell that the wolves were an important part of the habitat on the island?
A. When they left they could not find food on the mainland.
B. When they left, the deer population grew.
C. When the deer left the island animals and plants suffered, but when they returned the island became healthy and balanced.
D. The wolves were not an important part of the solution to the story. It was the deer that was the important part of solving the problem.
C. When the deer left the island animals and plants suffered, but when they returned the island became healthy and balanced.
"Life on the island was back in balance." What was the author's purpose for adding this line to the text?
A. She wanted the reader to know that there was still life on the island.
B. She wanted the reader to know that there was still an island.
C. She wanted the reader to know that when the wolves were put back into the habitat, it helped to solve the problem.
D. The author just wanted to end the story in a creative way.
C. She wanted the reader to know that when the wolves were put back into the habitat, it helped to solve the problem.
In the text, "The Gray Wolf," which text feature helps you locate information about wolf pups?
A. The glossary
B. The index
C. The Table of Contents
D. The captions
C. The Table of Contents
If you had to provide evidence to show what text structure the author wrote this story in, what would your structure and evidence be?
Answers may vary.
What is the definition of a mainland?
A. the chief land mass of a country or continent
B. into a ship, plane, or a train
C. steady and secure
D. one thickness of something
A. the chief land mass of a country or continent