Reading Assessment # 2 Review

The author organizes paragraphs 2 through 7 by —

• presenting events that led to the rediscovery of the yellow-spotted bell frog

• showing the reasons people thought yellow-spotted bell frogs were extinct

• comparing the disappearance of yellow-spotted bell frogs to that of other species

• illustrating the attempts to increase the numbers of yellow-spotted bell frogs

In paragraph 8, the word resistant means —

• looking similar to

• able to withstand

• hidden from sight

• becoming unwanted

What is the best summary of this selection?

• Luke Pearce was searching for a fish in a stream in New South Wales when he saw an unusual frog. He called Dr. David Hunter, an expert on threatened species. After Pearce took Hunter to the location where he first saw the frog, Hunter confirmed that it was from a colony of yellow-spotted bell frogs.

• Originally thought to be extinct, a yellow-spotted bell frog was seen by Luke Pearce. A year later Pearce and Dr. David Hunter, an expert on threatened species, discovered a small colony of the frogs. This species’ population was drastically reduced to near extinction by a harmful fungus.

• Luke Pearce and Dr. David Hunter discovered a colony of yellow-spotted bell frogs. A few of the frogs were taken to the Taronga Zoo for breeding. Once the frog population has been replenished, groups of the yellow-spotted bell frogs will be released in different locations in the wild.

• While walking along a stream, Luke Pearce noticed a frog that was thought to be extinct. He contacted Dr. David Hunter, an expert on threatened species. The two men returned to the site and discovered a small colony of yellow-spotted bell frogs. Efforts are now being made to save the species from extinction.

Read this sentence from the selection.

On its own, a colony of 100 frogs has little chance of long-term survival.

The author included this sentence most likely to show —

• that the life span of the yellow-spotted bell frog is extremely short

• why scientists are taking several different steps to protect the remaining yellow-spotted bell frogs

• that the yellow-spotted bell frogs can live only in zoos

• how scientists are trying to help the yellow-spotted bell frog by eliminating the chytrid fungus

Why did Dr. Hunter have hope that the yellow-spotted bell frog might someday be rediscovered?

• The decrease in predators made it likely that some frogs survived.

• Other species thought to be extinct had been found.

• Conditions where the frogs were typically found became less dangerous.

• Less human contact reduced the risk to the species.

Look at the dictionary entry below.

measure \ı me-zh e r\ n 1. an acceptable amount 2. a standard used for comparison 3. an action intended to achieve a result 4. a size, capacity, or weight of an object

Which definition of the word measures is used in paragraph 10?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

Pearce was able to identify the yellow-spotted bell frog because he —

• had seen the species before a fungus attacked them

• studied endangered frog species as a fisheries conservation officer

• visited the Taronga Zoo with Hunter

• had attended a lecture given by Hunter