Animal Snoops B1

1. Which statement from the selection best states the author's message?

• More and more, scientists are discovering that creatures - from bugs to baboons - are experts at watching, listening, and prying into the lives of other animals.

• Spying can be the best or fastest way to find food or a mate, or get early warning of a predator.

• The animal communication network is far more complicated than researchers used to believe.

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2. What is the author's purpose in using sections to organize the selection?

• To explain the sequence of steps animals use to catch prey

• To present an argument that animals that spy are more likely to survive

• To separate the different reasons that animals spy, pry or eavesdrop

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3. Which phrase from paragraph 6 helps the reader understand the meaning of the word PREDATOR?

• a criminal

• A mate

• A hunter

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4. In paragraph 7, why does the author compare communication between animals to conversations on social media?

• To explain that it is not private and can be heard by friends and enemies.

• To explain that communication can be far-reaching.

• To explain how gopher snakes eavesdrop on kangaroo rats.

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5. Which statement best states the main idea of the section, "The Hungry Spy: Spying and Prying Predators"?

• Animal snoop to locate a mate.

• Animals snoop to find a home.

• Animals snoop to find food.

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6. The word INTERCEPT come from the Latin word interceptus, which means "to cut off." What does INTERCEPT mean as it is used in paragraph 17?

• help

• capture

• reroute

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7. Which detail from the selection best supports the key idea in the selection "Deep Secrets Overheard"?

• an enormous sperm whale makes mysterious noises

• tick, tick, creak

• in the same way bats use echoes

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8. For which reason does the author use anecdote stories to organize the selection?

• To help explain animal spying using examples in a way that is easy to remember.

• To persuade the readers that certain animals are better spies that others.

• To show the chronological sequence of events animals take to spy and survive.

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9. In the section "Presenting: The Bird-Brained Burglar Bust", how were the parrot's snooping skills helpful?

• by staying motionless in his cage

• by hiding during the robbery

• by eavesdropping on the robbers conversations

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10. In paragraph 10, what two context clue words helps the reader understand the definition of the STAKES?

• games / enjoy

• home/trust

• life / death

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