Persuasive Text

What is the author's opinion in A Baby Boa?

• Boas make great pets

• Boas make poor pets

• Boas are cute

• Boas should be kept in cages

What is paragraph 3 mainly about?

• how boas are dangerous

• how boas take up too much space

• how expensive it is to feed boas

• how boas need water and exercise

What is the purpose of the chart at the end of the article?

• to explain the dangers of snake bites

• to prove reptiles can cause salmonella poisoning in humans

• to prove how every snake owner gets sick

• to show which states don't wash their hands

How did the author organize the information in the article?

• compares boas to rodents

• provides reasons boas should be pets

• tells how boas make people sick

• explains the effects of owning a boa

Which of the following supports the conclusion that boas should be handled with caution?

• Reptile brains are different from the brains of mammals like humans, dogs, and cats.

• Be prepared to leave a heat lamp on all the time and mist the tank frequently to maintain 60-70% humidity.

• If you put your hand near a boa and it smells like prey or gets startled, you’re likely to get a sharp surprise.

• The good thing about your boa is that it isn’t venomous.

What is the purpose in writing A Baby Boa?

• to solve the problem of salmonella

• to entertain the reader with a story

• to persuade readers not to get a boa for a pet

• to explain how boas are in the wild

Which sentence is written correctly?

• The earth revolves around the sun.

• The Earth revolves around the sun.

• The Earth revolves around the Sun.

• The earth revolves around the Sun.

Which sentence is written correctly?

• Dancing is movment, and singing is music.

• Dancing is movement, and singing is music

• Dancing is movement and singing is music.

• Dancing is movement, and singing is music.

What is another word for duplicate?

• purchase

• double

• copy

• original

Which sentence is written correctly?

• Math has numbers and formulas.

• Math have numbers and formulas.

• Math has number and formula.

• math has numbers and formulas.