Informational Text
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What is the main purpose of informational text?
A) To tell a fictional story
B) To teach facts about real topics
C) To entertain with jokes
B) To teach facts about real topics
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What does nocturnal most nearly mean?
A) Active during the day
B) Active at night
C) Lives underground
B) Active at night
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Which word means not legal?
A) Inlegal
B) Illegal
C) Dislegal
B) Illegal
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What is the main idea of “Tracking Monsters”?
A) Gila monsters are pets
B) Scientists study Gila monsters to learn about and protect them
C) Gila monsters are dangerous to people
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B) Scientists study Gila monsters to learn about and protect them
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What tool helps scientists locate Gila monsters?
A) Radio telemetry equipment
B) A camera only
C) A notebook
A) Radio telemetry equipment
Why do scientists record body temperature?
A) To know what Gila monsters eat
B) To understand how shelters affect them
C) To warm them up
B) To understand how shelters affect them
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Which text feature helps explain photos?
A) Caption
B) Title
C) Paragraph
A) Caption
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What does iconic mean in the article?
A) Famous and representative
B) Dangerous
C) Very small
A) Famous and representative
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Which prefix means not in the word impossible?
A) im-
B) pre-
C) re-
A) im-
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Which is a supporting detail?
A) Scientists use radio telemetry to track Gila monsters
B) Gila monsters are imaginary
C) Gila monsters talk to people
A) Scientists use radio telemetry to track Gila monsters
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Why do scientists put transmitters in Gila monsters?
A) To make them move faster
B) To track where they travel
C) To make them safer from predators
B) To track where they travel
Why do scientists study where Gila monsters travel?
A) To find tourist trails
B) To learn how far they move and what habitats they use
C) To move them to new parks
B) To learn how far they move and what habitats they use
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Which text feature helps readers find information quickly?
A) Subheadings
B) Characters
C) Dialogue
A) Subheadings
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What does burrows most nearly mean?
A) Tunnels animals live in
B) Tree nests
C) Rock piles
A) Tunnels animals live in
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Which word means not responsible?
A) Unresponsible
B) Irresponsible
C) Disresponsible
B) Irresponsible
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Which is the best main idea statement?
A) Gila monsters live in deserts
B) Scientists collect data to understand Gila monsters
C) Gila monsters are black and orange
B) Scientists collect data to understand Gila monsters
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Why can’t scientists use collars on Gila monsters?
A) The collars would fall off
B) Collars would get in the way when they squeeze into rocks and burrows
C) Collars are too expensive
B) Collars would get in the way when they squeeze into rocks and burrows
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How does citizen science help researchers?
A) People send sightings and photos of Gila monsters
B) People feed the animals
C) People train the animals
A) People send sightings and photos of Gila monsters
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Which text feature helps readers find information quickly?
A) Table of contents
B) Headings and subheadings
C) The last paragraph
B) Headings and subheadings
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What does fragmented most nearly mean?
A) Broken into pieces
B) Very strong
C) Carefully organized
A) Broken into pieces
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Which word means not correct?
A) Incorrect
B) Uncorrect
C) Ircorrect
A) Incorrect
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Which detail supports the idea that Gila monsters are hard to study?
A) They are nocturnal and live in burrows
B) They are colorful
C) They are slow
A) They are nocturnal and live in burrows
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What helps scientists identify individual Gila monsters?
A) Their size
B) Their color patterns
C) Their teeth
B) Their color patterns
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Why is it important to study Gila monsters inside and outside the park?
A) To compare how human areas affect them
B) To find new deserts
C) To make them famous
A) To compare how human areas affect them
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Which is an example of informational text?
A) A fantasy story
B) A book about national parks
C) A fairy tale
B) A book about national parks
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What does transmitter most nearly mean?
A) A type of food
B) Equipment that sends signals
C) A kind of shelter
B) Equipment that sends signals
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Which word correctly uses the prefix im-?
A) impossible
B) imlogical
C) imate
A) impossible
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Which detail best supports the main idea about protecting Gila monsters?
A) Scientists study their habitats and movements
B) They live in hot deserts
C) They eat eggs
A) Scientists study their habitats and movements
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What do scientists collect to study Gila monster DNA?
A) Mouth cells using a plastic tool
B) Tail scales
C) Footprints
A) Mouth cells using a plastic tool
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How do roads and neighborhoods relate to Gila monster populations?
A) They can fragment habitats and affect where monsters travel
B) They make Gila monsters stronger
C) They help Gila monsters find food
A) They can fragment habitats and affect where monsters travel