Living in the Clouds

What is the main idea of the entire passage?

• The Incas raise sheep, llamas, and other animals.

• The Incas make beautiful handmade crafts.

• The Incas are working the protect the Manu rain forest.

• The Incas live high in the Andes Mountains of Peru.

Which sentence BEST states the main idea of the section "Mountain Farming"?

• The Inca people have lived in the Andes Mountains for over 500 years.

• Farming is hard work in the Andes.

• A number of different crops are grown in the mountains.

• Llamas are used to carry heavy loads through the mountains.

Which TWO sentences from the passage BEST support your answer to Part A?

• "The Andes are very high mountains in South America."

• "The mountainsides make farming difficult."

• "The Incas raise sheep, llamas, guinea pigs, and alpacas."

• "Beautiful handmade objects come from Peru."

• "So they cut giant steps into the mountains."

Which sentence states the main idea of paragraph 3?

• The Incas raise sheep, llamas, guinea pigs and alpacas.

• Llamas were important to the Inca people 500 years ago and still are today.

• The farmers use them to carry heavy loads through the mountains.

• The animals [llamas] are very surefooted.

How do the key details in paragraph 4 support its main idea?

• They describe different objects that are made.

• They describe how sheep and alpaca wool is used.

• They explain how wool is made into thread and yarn.

• They describe what spinners and weavers do.

Read this sentence from paragraph 5 of the passage:

It is worth the sore legs to see the ruins of this beautiful city.

What does ruins mean in this context?

• a place that has been destroyed

• stones used to pave rocks

• what is left of old buildings

• objects that were once used

Reread paragraph 6.

Peru is also home to beautiful Manu. Manu is one of the world's great rainforests. But too many of the trees there were being cut down. Some people are trying to stop more damage from happening. One reason is that rain forests are home to animals and plants that do not live anywhere else.

Which sentence best describes the main idea of the paragraph?

• There are several great rainforests in the world.

• Many animals and plants live in the rain forest.

• The rain forest needs to be protected.

• Tourists visit the rain forest.