Red Crab Invasion/Monarch Magic

Crab Invasion/Monarch Magic

By Alejandra Galvan

Multiple Choice

Which idea is best expressed in the cartoon at the end of the selection?

• Red crabs shed their shells many times during their life.

• More than 100 crab species live on Christmas Island.

• Red crabs rely on their instincts during their migration.

• Female red crabs can produce as many as 100,000 eggs

Multiple Choice

Read the origin of the word navigate.

from Latin navis (ship) + agere (drive)

This information helps the reader understand that navigate in paragraph 3 means

• overcome problems

• accomplish a difficult goal

• desire a leading role

• find the way to a destination

Multiple Choice

The author included paragraph 1 in the selection most likely to —

• provide background information about the home of the red crabs

• explain why it is important for the red crabs to reach the ocean

• provide reasons for visiting Christmas Island during the red crab migration

• explain why Christmas Island is a perfect place for red crabs to live

Multiple Choice

Which sentence from the selection supports the idea that Christmas Island is a special place?

• The red land crab makes up the largest population of the land crab species.

• The island boasts an array of exotic plants and animals, some of which are found nowhere else in the world.

• Only 1,500 or so people lived on the island as of 2010.

• Christmas Island is an Australian territory in the Indian Ocean.

Multiple Choice

In paragraph 2, the word treacherous means —

• quick

• unexpected

• dangerous

• questionable

Multiple Choice

Which detail from the selection supports the idea that the island benefits from the red crabs?

• Millions of red crabs live in the rain forest that grows on the island.

• The red crabs lay their eggs along the shore of the island.

• The red crab migration attracts many visitors who spend money on the island.

• The red crabs cover roadways during their migration.

Multiple Choice

Read lines 6 and 7 from the poem.

Like sails catching a sudden gust Those frail folded flaps unfurl;

The poet uses the simile in these lines to describe —

• the damage the wind has done to the butterfly’s wings

• the quickness and fullness of the butterfly’s spreading wings

• the colors of the butterfly’s new wings

• the size of the butterfly’s wings compared to a ship’s sails

Multiple Choice

The poet includes stanzas 1 through 3 most likely to —

• describe the actions of the butterfly as a beautiful event

• highlight the speaker’s memories of observing the butterfly

• emphasize the effect the butterfly has on its surroundings

• show that the speaker is watching more than one butterfly

Multiple Choice

Which lines from the poem best express the speaker’s anticipation of a future event?

• Cracking the capsule of crystal that captures Your beautiful body and budding wings.

• But someday I will meet your kin That will bring beauty back to my tree,

• You leave behind your chrysalis husk That kept you safely wrapped in a bundle

• They shimmer brightly in a new world; White dots and black stripes on rust.

Multiple Choice

Why does the poet include a simile in line 22?

• To emphasize the delicateness of the butterflies

• To identify another animal that inhabits the area

• To describe how the butterflies become less attractive over time

• To express the idea that the area will be less beautiful without the butterflies

Multiple Choice

An important difference between the migrations mentioned in “Red Crab Invasion” and “Monarch Magic” is that only the butterflies —

• breed during their journey

• migrate to escape harsh weather

• are seen by people while migrating

• travel in a group

Multiple Choice

Read these lines from “Monarch Magic.”

You will meet millions and travel south In an orange blanket that smothers the sky

Which sentence from “Red Crab Invasion” illustrates a similar idea?

• After mating, the males return to higher ground, but the females wait by the shore to lay their eggs.

• During that journey they risk getting run over by cars, suffering dehydration, or being attacked by other animals.

• At the beginning of this migration, it appears as though the mountain is erupting with crabs.

• Among this great diversity are more than 100 kinds of crabs.

Multiple Choice

Which organizational pattern do the author and the poet use to describe the migration of an organism?

• The events of the migration are presented in sequential order.

• The events of the migration are ordered from most important to least important.

• Problems that the organism encounters during the migration are listed, and then solutions are given.

• Opinions about the organism are presented, and then these opinions are supported by factual information.

Multiple Choice

How are the migrations described in “Red Crab Invasion” and “Monarch Magic” similar?

• Both migrations are initiated by the male of the species

• Both migrations cross a border into another country

• Both migrations occur during a rainy season.

• Both migrations are part of a cycle.