From the Passage
Read the sentence from the text: On Isle Royale—a small, remote island in Lake Superior—wolves, moose, and balsam fir trees are bound together in a three-link food chain.
The word remote has multiple meanings. What does the word remote most likely suggest about human contact with the island?
A. The island can only be reached by radio signals.
B. The island is an uncomfortable environment for humans.
C. The animals and plants on the island are rarely disturbed by humans because the island is isolated.
D. The animals and plants on the island bear little resemblance to the animals and plants humans usually encounter.
C. The animals and plants on the island are rarely disturbed by humans because the island is isolated.
Martin visited his grandparents every summer near Round Lake. Typically, Martin refused to go fishing with his grandfather as he preferred to spend hours reading books in the cool shade. The thought of sitting under the very bright sun on a boat sounded like a boring waste of time. After years of coaxing, however, Martin decided to attempt fishing. He listened to his grandfather's directions on how to cast the line. Just seconds after his first cast, Martin felt a sharp tug on his fishing line.
Choose two words that best replace the underlined words.
A. colossal
B. concealed
C. dazzling
D. dramatic
E. enormous
F. radiant
C. dazzling
F. radiant
A student needs to find a credible source for research on animal colonies. Which source would most likely have credible and relevant information?
A. www.biomebasics.net Tour the world’s biomes without leaving your chair! Explore deserts where termite colonies rise like pillars of sand. Swim oceans where coral reefs teem with life. Survey the vegetation and animal populations of grasslands, forests, and tundra. Can you identify the biomes closest to where you live? Which biomes do you think are the most . . .
B. www.krazycolonies.com Remember those ant farms you had when you were a kid? Well, THEY’RE BACK! Surprise your son or daughter with a colony of creepy cute ants. From behind a crack resistant wall of plastic, they’ll see drones, soldiers, and that all important queen, bustling about their buggy business. Only $15.99 and the shipping is free . . .
C. www.animalinfozone.com Why some animals live in colonies, and how this form of social organization is a key to their survival. In a paper by Dr. Stephen T. Cora, the author shares the work of biologists who have examined the social groups of ants, termites, bees, mole rats, and more . . .
D. www.talkingaboutanimals.net What is an animal colony? Jane Fuller answers questions about insects that live in highly organized social groupings. Her answers may fascinate you, especially her discussion of the term “eusocial” and
C. www.animalinfozone.com Why some animals live in colonies, and how this form of social organization is a key to their survival. In a paper by Dr. Stephen T. Cora, the author shares the work of biologists who have examined the social groups of ants, termites, bees, mole rats, and more . . .
Which of the following sentences from the passage best support the conclusion that all living organisms are part of the food chain?
A. “The energy you use to live every day travels from one living thing to another, in a chain that starts with the sun.”
B. “This energy then helps plants change water from the soil and carbon dioxide from the air into oxygen and carbohydrates that power their cells.”
C. “Food chains everywhere—in grasslands and deserts, oceans and tropical rainforests—begin with the producers.”
D. “Scientists have been studying this isolated food chain for 50 years to understand how changes in one link can cause changes in another.”
A. “The energy you use to live every day travels from one living thing to another, in a chain that starts with the sun.”
Mrs. Carlson thought her explanations were clear and concise, but everyone found them to be unfathomable.
Using context clues, what is the definition of unfathomable?
A. Hard to understandB. Easy to laugh at
C. Hard to believe
D. Easy to listen to
A. Hard to understand
A student is writing a research report about early sea navigation. She found a trustworthy source. Read the paragraph and the directions that follow.
Before the use of planes and trains became popular forms of transportation, many people relied upon boats to travel from one destination to the next. Sailors were a group of individuals who helped to guide and navigate boats. Before the mid1700s, there was not a dependable or practical way to determine a boat's east-west position, or longitude. Knowing a boat's longitude was essential to its safely reaching its destination. The key was being able to keep accurate time at sea. Although clocks kept the correct time on land, they did not work well on a rolling ship's deck. After years of effort, John Harrison of England invented the marine chronometer. The marine chronometer is a clock that allows a ship to determine its longitude at sea. Solving the longitude problem meant that ships could navigate more safely and accurate maps could be made. It is hardly an understatement to say that Harrison's success saved lives and continues to allow people to find their way around the world.
Choose two facts that support the author's point of view about Harrison's clock.
A. Like previous sailors, we could not figure our longitude accurately.
B. We navigated with charts of the moon and stars and big, bulky telescopes that were hard to use.
C. Fortunately, injury to the ship was fixable.
D. Because it kept nearly perfect time, we plotted our position most accurately and thus kept from running aground or worse.
E. This has made everyone on the ship very happy.
F. Now, our captain can draw updated maps that should be useful for sailors far into the future.
D. Because it kept nearly perfect time, we plotted our position most accurately and thus kept from running aground or worse.
F. Now, our captain can draw updated maps that should be useful for sailors far into the future.
Select the sentences that support the inference that the area is in danger of losing its moose population. Select two that apply.
A. A similar boom-and-bust cycle occurs between predator and prey.
B. Ten times the size of a wolf, a moose has long, strong legs and a dangerous kick.
C. So wolves prey mainly on old and weak animals.
D. Good hunting means food for the whole pack.
E. Wolves then raise lots of pups, and their numbers increase.
F. More wolves mean more mouths to feed and more moose get eaten.
G. However, when the moose population decreases, wolves starve.
E. Wolves then raise lots of pups, and their numbers increase.
F. More wolves mean more mouths to feed and more moose get eaten.
Speaking rudely to the judges was rash behavior. You really hurt your chances of winning! In the above context, what does “rash” mean?
A. an itchy skin condition
B. funny
C. trying to hide or disguise something
D. with little thought or consideration
D. with little thought or consideration
Which of these inferences about the author's point of view is best supported by the text?
A. The author believes that all living things are connected.
B. The author believes that wolves are weaker animals than moose.
C. The author believes that all of the animals on the island will eventually disappear.
D. The author believes that the moose population will cause the extinction of the balsam fir.
A. The author believes that all living things are connected.