Wild Animals Aren't Pets / Let People Own Exotic Animals
Authored by Rickesha Hinton
English
6th Grade
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This quiz focuses on argumentative text analysis and reading comprehension, specifically examining two opposing texts about exotic animal ownership. The material is appropriate for 6th grade students who are developing critical reading skills and learning to analyze argumentative writing structures. Students need to understand how authors construct claims, support arguments with evidence, distinguish between facts and opinions, and recognize different types of textual evidence including expert opinions, statistics, and emotional appeals. The quiz also incorporates vocabulary development through etymology, requiring students to use word origins to determine meaning in context. Students must demonstrate comprehension of main arguments, evaluate the strength of supporting evidence, and identify persuasive techniques such as emotional language used by authors to influence readers. Created by Rickesha Hinton, an English teacher in the US who teaches grade 6. This assessment serves as an excellent tool for formative assessment after students have read and discussed argumentative texts, allowing teachers to gauge student understanding of argument analysis before moving to writing their own persuasive pieces. The quiz works effectively as a review activity following a unit on persuasive writing, as homework to reinforce close reading skills, or as a warm-up before class discussions about evaluating conflicting viewpoints on controversial topics. Teachers can use student responses to identify areas where additional instruction is needed in distinguishing claims from evidence or recognizing bias in texts. This assessment aligns with Common Core standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.8 (tracing and evaluating arguments and claims) and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.4 (determining word meanings including those that allude to other texts).
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Which statement expresses the claim of “Wild Animals Aren’t Pets?”
Wild animals should not be owned by people.
Laws about having wild animals as pets are ineffective.
People who own wild animals tend to be cruel to them.
The buying and selling of wild animals is a growing industry.
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CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RL.6.1
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.6.8
CCSS.RL.6.2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What point is supported by the author's evidence that wild animals in private ownership cause harm?
People who own wild animals are cruel
Only wealthy people can afford to buy wild animals.
Ownership of wild animals can hurt the animals, humans, or both.
It is easy to own a wild animal.
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CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RL.6.1
CCSS.RI.6.8
CCSS.RI.5.8
CCSS.RI.7.8
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Which type of support used in “Wild Animals Aren’t Pets” expressed a position about wild animals?
Quotations from victims hurt by wild animals
Facts about state laws pertaining to wild animals
Input from an expert about wild animal behavior
Author’s personal experience with wild animal pets
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CCSS.RL.6.1
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Read the origin of the word intervene:
From the Latin inter- (“between”) and -venire (“to come”)
Based on this information, what is the meaning of the word intervene in paragraph 9 of “Wild Animals Aren’t Pets”?
Split apart
Ge involved
Meet halfway
Work together
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CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.5.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Which sentence from “Let People Own Exotic Animals” states the author’s main argument?
Responsible private ownership of exotic animals should be legal if animal welfare is taken care of
People keep exotic animals for commercial reasons and as pets
Captive breeding eliminates the pressure on wild populations , and also serves as a backup in case the animals go extinct.
Would the Ohio situation be any different if the animals were owned by a government and their caretaker released them?
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CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.6.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Read this statement from “Let People Own Exotic Animals.” :
"On average in the United States, only 3.25 people per year are killed by captive big cats, snakes, elephants and bears."
Which claim is supported by this detail from the passage?
Greater safety regulations are needed at zoos and reserves to protect people.
Exotic animals can harm or kill people, and ownership should be illegal.
Exotic animals do not pose a great danger to people.
Animals should not be locked up and should be allowed to roam freely
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.W.6.1B
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Which sentence or phrase from the text uses strong, emotional language to support the claim?
Terry Thompson didn’t represent the typical owner
Dangers from exotic animals are low
People keep exotic animals for commercial reasons and as pets
...why shouldn’t we have the same freedom to choose what species or exotic animal to own and to love?
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.L.6.5C
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