Australias's Number 1 Rabbit- Proof Fence

Who brought the first few rabbits to Australia.

• Austin Edison

• Victoria Austin

• Thomas Austin

• Thomas Edison

What were the rabbits referred to because of how numerous they were?

• The white blanket

• The brown blanket

• The black blanket

• The grey blanket

What does the map in the passage represent?

• Where they put the un rabbit- proof fence

• Where Australia is located

• Where they put the rabbit- proof fence

• Where the rabbits are located

What does the word radically mean in paragraph 5?

• Probably

• Easily

• Slowly

• Drastically

How was finding water for camels difficult?

• The water dried up on hot days

• The rabbits damaged the water sources

• Water wells were miles apart

• There were too many camels

What year did Austin decide to bring the rabbits to Australia?

• 1860

• 1859

• 1849

• 1869

Which of the following is the best main idea of the passage?

• 3 fences together make the longest fence ever

• Bringing animals to foreign places has widespread consequences

• Lots of work is needed to move water across a country

• Rabbit populations increase faster than any other animal population

What is the purpose of the passage?

• Make people believe rabbits are dangerous

• Build sympathy for the rabbits

• Share Thomas Austin's life events

• Relate facts about a historical event

What type of organizational pattern is used in this passage?

• Problem and solution

• Concept/ definition

• Chronological

• Cause and effect

What type of figurative language does the writer use in these lines in paragraph 4? "Yet there were no natural predators to stop them. Like an enormous army, hordes of rabbits advance westward."

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Simile