RI.3.8 & RI1.2 (RIIIP & Tiger)

Read the following sentence from the passage.

Before Skylar could take to the skies, we needed to prepare her for the journey.

Which dictionary entry best defines prepare?

• get ready

• make a meal

• deal with

• turn down

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The main idea of paragraphs 2 and 3 is that zoos help protect wildlife and teach people about wild animals such as Sumatran tigers. Select the two key details that best support the main idea of those paragraphs.

• Some animals travel from zoo to zoo by truck, and some go by airplane.

• "When a zoo wants a new tiger, it tries to get one from another zoo. That way, more tigers can stay in the wild."

• "These tigers live in the wild on the island of Sumatra and in some other parts of Asia. They are endangered, ..."

• "But zoos around the world keep a few of the big cats to teach people about the tigers...."

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

Which sentence best explains the main idea of the passage?

• Zoos often help increase the number of wild animals by raising and setting free animals that were born in a zoo.

• Transporting animals from zoo to zoo must be done carefully so that the animals are kept healthy and safe.

• The number of Sumatran tigers has been declining quickly.

• Skylar's keeper hopes that Skylar will start a new family.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

Pick the three details from the passage that best support your answer to question 3.

• "They are endangered, and their numbers are declining."

• "When we moved one of our tigers, a female named Skylar, to the San Francisco Zoo in California... I went along to help keep her safe."

• "By the age of three, Skylar was old enough to leave her siblings and start her own family."

• "We trained her to go into a shipping crate and let us close the door behind her."

• "While we waited at the Indiana airport, I peeked into Skylar's crate. I was happy to see her sleeping peacefully."

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

Which sentence best explains why Skylar's keeper gave her raw meatballs?

• Skylar liked to eat human food more than food meant for tigers.

• Skylar's keeper wanted to travel with Skylar to San Francisco.

• It is the only food Skylar would eat when she was traveling.

• Skylar's keeper wanted to reward her for going in the crate.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

1. Part A: How did George Metsral come up with the idea for velcro?

• He looked at the usual fasteners used on hiking clothes.
• He saw special fabrics the were fuzzy on one side a prickly on the other.
• He had been asked to invent a new kind of fastener.
• He noticed that burs were sticking to his pants and socks after a hike.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

1. Part B: Which sentence from the passage best supports your answer to part a? 

• "Close up, George saw that each little spike on the bur ended in a hook."
• "after many years if experimenting, George was able to recreate the sticking power of the little burs."
• He named it "velcro" a combination of the words velour (velvet) and crochet (hook)."
• Even toddlers could fasten and unfasten their straps!"

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

2. According to the text of the passage, how is a bur similar to Velcro?

• Both grow on a plant

• Both are a brownish color

• Both have tiny hooks on the end

• Both are shaped like zippers

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

3. Reread paragraph 4. Which of the following details explain how velcro is made?

• It is made with spikes and hooks pulled from burs

• It uses two different pieces of fabric

• It is made from velvet

• Is uses hooks called "crochets."

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

5. What are two ways to figure out the meaning of the word fasteners?

• Use the meaning of the word invention, which means something similar

• Use examples in the next sentence which are all objects that join things together

• Think about the meaning of the word fast which means quick

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4