Paired Text: Fish

Consider the first paragraph of “The Fish That’s Eating the World.” Which sentence best describes the point of view the author uses?

• She uses first-person point of view and speaks from the point of view of a lionfish.

• She uses second-person point of view and addresses the reader as though the reader were a lionfish.

• She uses second-person point of view and addresses the reader directly

• She uses third-person point of view and describes a lionfish swimming in the ocean.

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The author compares lionfish to “underwater vacuums.” The author uses this simile to help you understand that lionfish

• look similar to vacuum cleaners.

• cannot swim very well.

• eat a tremendous amount and are not selective about what they eat.

• do not belong in the Atlantic Ocean.

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The information about the role that coral reefs play in ecosystems is included to

• help the reader understand the impact of lionfish on coral reefs.

• discourage the reader from harming coral reefs

• compare an underwater ecosystem to a forest ecosystem

• create sympathy for lionfish

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Which of the following contribute to the large number of lionfish in the Atlantic Ocean? Choose TWO correct answers.

• Lionfish breed quickly

• Humans are afraid to get near lionfish because of their venomous spines

• No efforts have ever been made to reduce their populations.

• Lionfish have almost no predators in the Atlantic Ocean.

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What is the purpose of the section “Not the First”?

• to illustrate that lionfish are a more serious problem than any other invasive species are

• to compare the harm done by lionfish to the harm done by invasive goldfish

• to explain why invasive species are a more serious problem now than in the past

• to explain that lionfish are among many invasive species

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Which ideas are included in both “The Fish That’s Eating the World” and “Invasion of the Giant Goldfish”? Choose TWO correct answers.

• Fish should never be kept as pets.

• Releasing non-native pet fish into the wild can have disastrous effects.

• Fish grow much larger in the wild than in tanks.

• Invasive species can harm native species.

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"The arrival of lionfish in the Atlantic Ocean has triggered an ecological disaster." Ecological most likely means...

• the branch of science that deals with the relationships between living things and their environments.

• The collection of all the living and nonliving things in a particular environment.

• Includes the plants, animals, and water in the pond, as well as the soil at the bottom of the pond and the sunlight and rainfall that the pond receives.

• Someone or something that is humane is kind, gentle, and sympathetic toward animals and people.

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"Coral reefs are vibrant ecosystems that teem with life." Ecosystem means..

• the branch of science that deals with the relationships between living things and their environments.

• the collection of all the living and nonliving things in a particular environment.

• Someone or something that is humane is kind, gentle, and sympathetic toward animals and people.

• an animal, plant, or other organism that is not native to an environment

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"Lionfish are far from the first invasive species to cause problems." Invasive species means..

• Someone or something that is humane is kind, gentle, and sympathetic toward animals and people.

• the collection of all the living and nonliving things in a particular environment.

• “impossible to satisfy” or “always wanting more.

• an animal, plant, or other organism that is not native to an environment

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"The lionfish is native to the warm waters of the South Pacific and Indian oceans." Native means..

• an animal, plant, or other organism that is not native to an environment

• Someone or something that is humane is kind, gentle, and sympathetic toward animals and people.

• living or growing naturally in a particular place.

• the collection of all the living and nonliving things in a particular environment.

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