Pumas (Comprehension)

What is the genre (type of text) of Pumas?

• Informational Nonfiction

• Science Fiction

• Realistic Fiction

• Biographical Nonfiction

Which detail does not support the main idea that pumas are only found in some parts of the world?

• Pumas live in a wide variety of habitats from southern Alaska to southern Argentina.

• It is about the same size as a jaguar, the only other large cat of the Western Hemisphere.

• Pumas mainly eat deer, but their diet also includes other small or medium-sized animals.

What is the main topic of the selection Pumas?

• where pumas can be found in the world

• protecting pumas from hunters

• how most pumas jump and eat

• predatory habits of pumas and other big cats

Pumas must be powerful jumpers because--

• pumas mainly eat deer.

• they attack their pray by leaping onto their back.

• are medium-sized cats related to the mountain lion, the cougar, and the panther.

• pumas often run and jump away from predators

“For many years people killed pumas because they sometimes attacked livestock on farms or ranches." Which choice lists good examples of LIVESTOCK?

• people, farmers, ranchers

• possums, raccoons, rats

• cattle, sheep, pigs

• ducks, owls, hawks

What is the most reasonable weight for an average puma?

• 50 pounds

• 150 pounds

• 300 pounds

• more than any other large cats

Why might the cougars’ coloring be important to their survival?

• It helps them blend in with their surroundings

• It makes them look good.

• It makes them feel good.

• It makes them difficult to hunt,

What is the best summary of the article?

• Pumas can be found in the Western Hemisphere, including the United States. Their size, skill, and habits make pumas a threat to animals, but rarely humans.

• Pumas are animals commonly found in parts of the world, including the USA. They must be protected from humans with laws that limit or ban the hunting of pumas.

• Pumas live in a wide variety of habitats from southern Alaska to southern Argentina. Most of the pumas in North America live in the mountains of the western United States and Canada.

• Pumas only live in the United States. For years, people killed pumas due to their size, jumping ability, habitat, and their diet of livestock and farm animals.

The author's tone for this article could best be described as--

• very positive, he encourages people to value and protect them

• somewhat positive, he shows how the puma is a natural friend to humans

• neutral, not positive or negative; he just gives information about pumas

• somewhat negative, he describes how pumas are always a threat to humans

• very negative, he compares pumas to other dangerous animals

Which of these best expresses the MAIN TOPIC of the PHOTOGRAPH + CAPTION features of the article?

• a puma's leaping ability to catch their prey which includes panthers

• identifying a puma by name and physical description

• a puma's hunting skills that uses camouflage in trees

• a puma's jungle habitat that provides a way to hide from predators