Wonders Unit 2 Week 4 "The Manatee"

What text evidence BEST shows the author's point of view about the manatee's appearance?

• It can grow up to 13 feet long.

• It can weigh more than 1,000 pounds

• The manatee is beautiful in its own way.

• The manatee is a rare animal that needs our help.

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CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Based on evidence from the text, the author would MOST LIKELY agree with the idea that

• manatees cause many problems for people.

• everyone should be concerned about the manatees.

• boaters do not present a real risk to the survival of the manatees.

• the government has not done a good job of protecting the manatees.

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CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Read the sentence from the article.

But the manatee is beautiful in its own way.

The suffix -ful means "full of ". Something beautiful is

• average

• boring

• really busy

• nice to look at

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Read this sentence from the article.

The manatee uses its powerful tail to propel it.

What does powerful mean as used in the sentence above?

• having great need

• having great strength

• having great courage

• having great understanding

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Read these sentences from the article.

These items are harmful to the animals. Removing these items when they have been swallowed by the animal is dangerous.

The prefix re- means "again" or "back". Which answer choice uses re- in the same way as removing? (hint which one is a prefix not part of the word)

• reason

• ready

• return

• reptile

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CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.2.4

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

What text evidence does NOT support the author's view that manatees are in danger?

• It munches on sea grasses and other water plants.

• Some manatees swallow fishhooks and fishing lines.

• Sometimes the blades of boat propellers cut manatees coming up to breathe.

• The animals sometimes get trapped in canal locks and floodgates that people have built.

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CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RL.4.5

Read this sentence from the article.

It may look hairless, but like all mammals, it does have hair.

What does hairless mean?

• full of hair

• without hair

• made of hair

• one who makes hair

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

The ideas in the fifth and sixth paragraph are connected by

• explaining why manatees are endangered

• describing how manatees get caught in fishing nets

• explaining why manatees need to come up for air to breathe.

• describing how manatees are being protected by the government.

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

If something is motionless, it is

• very fast

• very slow

• not moving

• speeding up

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Based on evidence from the text, the author would MOST LIKELY agree with the idea that

• Fishermen are very mindful of the manatees' safety

• if the manatee was more like the dolphin it would not be endangered

• people should learn more about manatees so they can protect them.

• now that manatees are safe people should put more effort into saving the whales

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6