Endangered Giraffes

Read the section "Giraffes Hunted By Humans." Which sentence from the section shows a reason why the giraffe population has decreased?

• Giraffes have also lost land because humans use the giraffes' normal areas.

• "We love these animals, and they've been undergoing a silent extinction without the public being aware of it," said Tanya Sanerib.

• The groups who wrote the petition studied information on wildlife product sales.

• If giraffes are protected by the Endangered Species Act, there will be new rules for people who bring giraffes into the United States.

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service took a major step toward protecting giraffes. This is the part of the government that handles the protection of animals. Some people want giraffes to be protected by the Endangered Species Act. This is a law that helps protect animals. A number of groups asked the Fish & Wildlife Service to protect giraffes.

Which of the following is an accurate explanation of what this paragraph means?

• Some people believe that the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has stopped protecting giraffes from dangers.

• Some people believe that listing giraffes under the Endangered Species Act will help protect them.

• The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has started asking people to look out for ways to protect endangered giraffes.

• The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has already finished protecting giraffes under the Endangered Species Act.

What do Tanya Sanerib and Adam Peyman AGREE on in the article?

• that a silent extinction is the worst threat to the giraffes

• that there are no rules against selling giraffe parts

• that not enough has been done so far to protect giraffes

• that not enough people know how endangered giraffes are

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service said that the petition includes information about how giraffes are hurt by humans. A petition is a letter that asks a group to take action. Petitions are signed by many people. The letter says that humans have been using land where giraffes live. People use it for things like mining and farming

How is Adam Peyman MOST likely to respond to this paragraph?

• by disagreeing with the petition that adding giraffes to the Endangered Species Act will help protect these animals

• by explaining that mining and farming are the biggest dangers giraffes have ever faced in the United States

• by stating that the petition will not help change the rules that need to be changed about giraffe sales in the United States

• by saying that giraffes should be protected and the petition should add information about the threat from sales of giraffes and their parts

What are the two main ideas developed in this text

• Giraffes are being hunted by humans and giraffes live in several countries in Africa

• Giraffes are becoming endangered so the US has began to protect them

• Giraffes are being hunted by humans and a petition has been made to protect the land for giraffes

• People sell giraffe products and hunt them.

According to the sentence below, which answer choice best tells the meaning of the word trophy?

" That number includes giraffes themselves, as well as bone carvings , skin pieces, and hunting trophies"

• a prize

• Hunting an animal just for fun and to have as a keepsake

• a fur coat

• a stuffed animal