Saving the Great White Monster- Scope

The genre of the text is

• drama
• poetry
• fiction
• non-fiction

Which statement best expresses a central idea of the article?

• An increase in shark hunting is threatening ocean ecosystems
• Sharks are resilient creatures.
• Jaws portrays sharks as bloodthirsty monsters
• WildAid is a wonderful organization

Which sentence best supports this central idea?

• "For millions of years, sharks like you have thrived, with nothing to fear"
• "People tend to want to help animals they care about"
• "People have been hunting sharks for thousands of years"
• "The disappearance of an apex predator would have an impact on almost every other species of fish..."

Consider this sentence from the article, "Mainly you attack by surprise, striking from below, speeding toward your prey like an underwater missile."  What literary device does it contain?

• onomatopoeia
• simile
• metaphor
• hyperbole

Which statement best describes the section "Rising Alarm"?

• The author proposes solutions to the problem of shark hunting
  
• The author compares two species
• The author explains effects of shark hunting
• The author argues strongly for increased support of sharks

If the information from the infographic "Why We Need Sharks" was included in the main text of the article, which section would it best fit into?

• "Killing for Soup"
• "Attacks are Rare"
• "Rising Alarm"
• "Reason for Hope"

The author writes that "a beachgoer is 15 times more likely to be killed by a falling coconut than by a shark."  Which idea does this detail support?

• Coconuts are dangerous
• Shark attacks are common
• Shark attacks are not common
• all of the above

How does the author support her claim that WildAid's campaign in China has been successful?

• She quotes Chinese people who stopped eating shark fin soup as a result of the campaign
• She describes the campaign herself
• She cites a statistic about reduced fin imports
• She explains why it's easier to rally support for cute animals

Using context clues, what is an apex animal?

• an animal at the top of the food chain
• the largest animal in the ecosystem
• the most endangered animal
• an animal that is preyed upon by sharks

What is the POV of the 1st paragraph?

• 1st
• 2nd
• 3rd objective
• 3rd omniscient