The Giant Panda/ Too Cute- FSA Coach

What is the text, "The Giant Panda" about?

• China

• giant pandas

• bamboo

• mountains

Bamboo is not very nutritious. According to "The Giant Panda", what does the word nutritious mean?

• unhealthy

• healthy

• stems

• pounds

In "The Giant Panda", under which heading would you look to learn about what the Chinese government is doing to help giant pandas?

• Body Type

• Diet

• Habitat

• Saving Pandas

In "The Giant Panda", under which heading would you look to learn about what type of bugs the Giant Panda eats?

• Body Type

• Diet

• Habitat

• Saving Pandas

How are the sentences under the heading "Saving Pandas" organized?

• sequence

• step order

• cause and effect

• compare and contrast

Why is it difficult for pandas to find the food they need? Chose ALL that apply.

• People now use much of the land on which the pandas once lived on.

• People live and work in the valleys between the mountains.

• Now the giant panda is an endangered animal.

• These are only about 1,600 pandas left in the wild.

"Now picture a baby animal, such as a puppy or a kitten. Do the same features come to mind? Most baby animals also have big eyes, small noses or snouts, round ears, and big cheeks." What does the word features mean in the sentence?

• things that all look alike

• interesting or important parts

• special stories in a newspaper or magazine

• pays special attention to

Which sentence supports the main idea in the section "How Do Cute Babies Act?". Choose ALL that apply.

• A baby harp seal has a rounded body and big eyes, just like a human baby.

• Scientists think it is more than a cute face that makes people love animals.

• People like to watch actions that remind them of how human babies move.

• Actions that are clumsy, playful, or loving all remind us of human babies.

• So the next time you rush to see a puppy or kitten, look carefully.

What does the author say about how cute baby animals help zoos?

• Zoos put pictures of the animals in magazines and online.

• Zoos let visitors adopt the new animal babies.

• Zoos hold contests to name the animals and offer special programs and more people visit.

• Zoos sometimes have new or adopted baby animals.

Which two text features are used in the the article "Too Cute!"?

• sidebars

• captions

• hyperlinks

• heading