Wild Animals Aren't Pets/Let People Own Exotic Pets

Which statement expresses the claim of “Wild Animals Aren’t Pets?”

• A Wild animals should not be owned by people.

• B Laws about having wild animals as pets are ineffective

• C People who own wild animals tend to be cruel to them

• D The buying and selling of wild animals is a growing industry.

Which two types of support used in “Wild Animals Aren’t Pets” express a position about wild animals?

• F Real-life examples of people hurt by animals

• G Quotations from victims hurt by wild animals

• H Facts about state laws pertaining to wild animals

• J Input from an expert about wild animal behavior

• K Author’s personal experience with wild animal pets

Read this sentence from paragraph 6 of “Wild Animals Aren’t Pets.”

In 2009, a 2-year-old Florida girl was strangled by a 12-foot-long Burmese python, a family pet that had gotten out of its aquarium.

Which option correctly uses its in the same way as the sentence above?

• A Ellen wonders if its a good idea to go swimming today.

• B Miguel feels its of no use to keep working on the broken toy.

• C The milk is way past its due date and needs to be thrown out.

• D Its going to rain all day tomorrow, so no baseball practice for us.

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”?

• F Split apart

• G Get involved

• H Meet halfway

• J Work together

Which sentence from “Let People Own Exotic Animals” states the author’s main argument?

• F Responsible private ownership of exotic animals should be legal if animal welfare is taken care of.

• G People keep exotic animals for commercial reasons and as pets.

• H Captive breeding eliminates the pressure on wild populations, and also serves as a backup in case the animals go extinct.

• J Would the Ohio situation be any different if the animals were owned by a government and their caretaker released them?

The word regulate comes from the Latin word regulare, which means “to control by rule, direct.”

What does regulate mean in paragraph 2 of “Let People Own Exotic Pets”?

• A Defy

• B Punish

• C Manage

• D Enforce

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?

• F Greater safety regulations are needed at zoos and reserves to protect people.

• G Exotic animals can harm or kill people, and ownership should be illegal.

• H Exotic animals do not pose a great danger to people.

• J Animals should not be locked up and should be allowed to roam freely.

Read the sentence below.

The authors of “Let People Own Exotic Animals” and “Wild Animals Aren’t Pets” hope to persuade readers as to weather or not it is okay to own exotic animals.

Which change needs to be made to this sentence?

• A Change weather to whether

• B Change weather to wether

• C Change weather to wheater

• D Change weather to wheather

Which sentence from the selections expresses an opinion?

• F Owners of “exotic” animals claim they rarely maim or kill.

• G Wild animals are not pets.

• H People keep exotic animals for commercial reasons and as pets.

• J Most of these fatalities are owners, family members, friends and trainers voluntarily on the property where the animals were kept.

Which two pieces of new evidence below would fit into the argument "Wild Animals Aren't Pets"?

• 1 A young boy in Idaho was scratched by a bear cub when he unlawfully trespassed on the owner’s property, which was fully enclosed.

• 2 There are countless unregulated websites that make it easy for just about anyone to buy and sell any kind of exotic animal.

• 3 The Asiatic cheetah population has plummeted to no more than 50 in a once densely populated area of Iran.

• 4 Scientists have found that all animal species are healthier and thrive better in their own natural environment.