The Amazing Arctic Polar Bear

What is the main idea of the passage?

• Polar Bears are the world's largest land carnivores.

• Polar bears are well-built for life in the Arctic, but their population is declining.

• Polar bears can swim 6 miles per hour and up to 200 miles.

• Polar bears have clear, water-repellent fur.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

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Which text feature would give you the more information about polar bears?

• Title page

• Photograph

• Subheadings

• Hyperlink

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

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What did the author want you to learn as you read this passage?

• how polar bears communicate

• how seals escape from polar bears

• how polar bears' fur helps them to hide in the snow

• how humans affect the polar bear population

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CCSS.RI.2.2

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In the 2nd paragraph, what does the word blubber mean?

• fat

• fur

• muscle

• oil

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According to the passage, which statement about polar bears is true?

• Polar bears communicate with one another using body language.

• Polar bears have hollow hair that carries ultraviolet light to their black skin.

• Polar bears cover their black noses when hiding from predators.

• Polar bears are able to locate hiding seals because of their sense of smell.

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CCSS.RI.2.2

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What could the author add to the passage to help you understand it better?

• an Arctic Circle map

• a picture of a seal

• an interview with an Arctic hunter

• A graph of polar bear's declining population

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

The author's purpose of writing the passage was...

• to inform the reader about the declining population of polar bears.

• to entertain the reader with a story about an amazing polar bear.

• to explain to the reader how polar bears communicate.

• to describe to the reader how polar bears eat seals.

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CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

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What sentence would the author most likely add to paragraph 5?

• Polar bears blubber can be used for several items.

• Polar bears' fur can lose its insulation when covered in oil.

• Polar bears are high up in the food chain.

• Polar bears use the sea ice in order to find food, like seals.

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

The author is most likely to agree with which sentence?

• Polar bears' bodies are made for the Arctic.

• Polar bears should not hunt seals for food.

• Polar bears should be saved from humans.

• Polar bears make up a large population of the Arctic.

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CCSS.RI.2.6

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Who is most likely giving you the information about polar bears?

• A person who likes the Arctic

• A person who wants to save polar bears

• A person who hates polar bears

• A person who is a hunter

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CCSS.RI.2.6

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