Lending an Ear + Flying with a Tiger

Lending an Ear + Flying with a Tiger

Multiple Choice

PART A

Which statement below best describes the main idea in paragraph 2?

• A. Hearing dogs are trained to recognize the sounds of kitchen timers and smoke alarms.

• B. Hearing dogs alert their owners to important sounds in the home.

• C. Hearing dogs wear a “uniform” in public so that others know they are service dogs.

• D. Hearing dogs are happy, constant companions.

Multiple Select

PART B

Which TWO key details best support your answer to Part A?

Hearing dogs alert their owners to important sounds in the home.

• A. Hearing dogs recognize many household sounds.

• B. Hearing dogs touch their owners with a paw or their noses to alert them to sounds.

• C. Hearing dogs go with their owners to public spaces.

• D. Hearing dogs lead their owners to or away from the source of a sound.

• E. Hearing dogs are not just pets. F Hearing dogs’ “uniforms” make them stand out to others.

Multiple Choice

Read the following sentence from the passage.

Before Skylar could take to the skies, we needed to prepare her for the journey.

Which dictionary entry best defines prepare?

• A. get ready

• B. make a meal

• C. deal with

• D. turn down

Multiple Select

The main idea of paragraphs 2 and 3 is:

Zoos help protect wildlife and teach people about wild animals such as Sumatran tigers.

Select the TWO key details that best support the main idea of those paragraphs.

• “Some animals travel from zoo to zoo by truck, and some go by airplane.”

• “When a zoo wants a new tiger, it tries to get one from another zoo. That way, more tigers can stay in the wild.”

• “These tigers live in the wild on the island of Sumatra and in some other parts of Asia. They are endangered, . . . .”

• “But zoos around the world keep a few of the big cats to teach people about the tigers. . . . .”

Multiple Choice

PART A

Which sentence best explains the main idea of the passage?

• A. Zoos often help increase the number of wild animals by raising and setting free animals that were born in a zoo.

• B. Transporting animals from zoo to zoo must be done carefully so that the animals are kept healthy and safe.

• C. The number of Sumatran tigers has been declining quickly.

• D. Skylar’s keeper hopes that Skylar will start a new family.

Multiple Select

PART B

Pick the THREE details from the passage that best support your answer in Part A.

• A. “They are endangered, and their numbers are declining.”

• B. “When we moved one of our tigers, a female named Skylar, to the San Francisco Zoo in California. . . . I went along to help keep her safe.”

• C. “By the age of three, Skylar was old enough to leave her siblings and start her own family.”

• D. “We trained her to go into a shipping crate and let us close the door behind her.”

• E. “While we waited at the Indiana airport, I peeked into Skylar’s crate. I was happy to see her sleeping peacefully.”

Multiple Choice

Which sentence best explains WHY Skylar’s keeper gave her raw meatballs?

• A. Skylar liked to eat human food more than food meant for tigers.

• B.Skylar’s keeper wanted to travel with Skylar to San Francisco.

• C. It is the only food Skylar would eat when she was traveling. .

• D. Skylar’s keeper wanted to reward her for going in the crate