"Flying with a Tiger" day 1

Skylar is three. According to the text, why is Skylar’s age important.

• A. Age three is when Skylar is old enough travel around the world.

• B. Age three is when Skylar is old enough to join the circus.

• C. Age three is when Skylar is when Skylar was removed from her mother’s care to hunt with her father.

• D. Age three is when Skylar is old enough to leave her siblings and start her own family.

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Part A:

Which sentence best explains the main idea of the passage?

• A. Zoos often help increase the number of wild animals by raising and setting free animals that were born in a zoo.

• B. Transporting animals from zoo to zoo must be done carefully so that the animals are kept healthy and safe.

• C. The number of Sumatran tigers has been declining quickly.

• D. Skylar's keeper hopes that Skylar will start a new family.

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Part B:

Pick three details from the passage that best support your answer in Part A.

• A. "They are endangered, and their numbers are declining.

• B. "When we moved one of our tigers, a female named Skylar, to the San Francisco Zoo in California.... I went along to help keep her safe."

• C. "By the age of three, Skylar was old enough to leave her siblings and start her own family.

• D. "We trained her to go into a shipping crate and let us close the door behind her."

• E. "While we waited a the Indiana airport, I peeked into Skylar's crate. I was happy to see her sleeping peacefully."

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Which sentence explains why the zookeeper put lots of meatballs in Skylar’s crate?

• A. That’s what she would have done in the wild.

• B. When moving day arrived, we put lots of meatballs inside Skylar’s crate.

• C. When she cooperated, we gave her an uncooked meatball, her favorite treat.

• D. One of my jobs is to care for Sumatran tigers.

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