Keeping Cool / Spongers of the Sea-Paired Passage (STAAR)

Both authors focus their selections on animal behavior that -

• affect an animal's diet

• happen only at certain times of year

• demonstrate cooperation

• are important to an animal's survival

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Which conclusion is best supported by both selections?

• Studying animals helps researchers learn why animals do what they do.

• Animals often act in ways that cannot be explained.

• The senses of animals are better developed than those of humans.

• Hot weather affects an animal's food supply and comfort.

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Which behavior did scientists observe among the dolphins that was not observed among the koalas?

• Behaving in a way that is out of the ordinary

• Teaching a behavior to their young

• Avoiding predators by staying close to home

• Decreasing activity to conserve energy

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Based on the way information is presented in "Keeping Cool" and "Spongers of the Sea," both authors most likely are -

• concerned for the safety of certain animals

• curious about the technology used by certain scientists

• impressed by the unique ways certain animals use their surroundings

• surprised by extreme conditions certain animals must survive

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9