Saving a Tiger Named Cinderella

Which choice provides a summary of the text?

• A 3-month-old Amur tiger club was found cold and hungry in the woods. The cub was taken to scientists who taught her how to survive on her own. Scientists wanted to return the tiger to the forest, but the forests where Amur tigers lived were being cut down.

• An Amur tiger cub was cared for by humans in a wildlife center after she was found alone in the snow. Amur tigers are rare, and scientists wanted to return the tiger to the wild. Thanks to the scientists' special care, the tiger was successfully released into the wild.

• Amur tigers, which live in the forests of eastern Russia, are in danger. The forests where they live are being destroyed, and they do not have enough food to eat. It is important for scientists to rescue tiger cubs and return them to the wild to bring up their numbers.

• A young Amur tiger cub was found injured and sick in the forest, and she was taken to a special zoo. The workers at the zoo took care of the cub and helped her find a new home. The tiger cub grew up into an adult, and she eventually started a family of her own.

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Read the sentence from paragraph 2.

"This cub had no fight left in her."

What does the author mean by the sentence?

• The tiger cub was too hungry to notice anyone touching her.

• The tiger cub did not understand how to protect herself from danger.

• The tiger cub was too frightened to hide herself from danger.

• The tiger cub did not have the energy to react to people touching her.

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Who is Dr. Dale Miquelle?

• a biologist who studies tigers

• a conservationist who saves forests

• a hunter who discovers a tiger cub

• a scientist who runs a nature preserve

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Which quotation supports the inference that people have been working hard to keep tigers safe in the wild?

• "That way, the animals don't lose their natural instincts and become dependent on humans."

  (paragraph 6)

• "Over the next year, she grew into a big, healthy tigress. In the center, she learned to hunt deer, wild boar, and other live prey."

  (paragraph 7)

• "People have been cutting down the forest and hunting too many of the animals that tigers eat. Also, poachers (illegal hunters) were hunting the tigers themselves."

  (paragraph 8)

• "Today, tigers have more protection from those threats than even before, but the dangers can come back at any time."

  (paragraph 9)

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According to the text, what happened to tiger cubs that were found in the past?

• The tiger cubs were taken to zoos.

• The tiger cubs were left in the wild.

• The tiger cubs were taken to new forests.

• The tiger cubs were cared for at special wildlife centers.

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What text structure is used in the text?

• The author uses cause and effect to show that hunters were able to work together to save a tiger cub that had gotten lost in the snow.

• The author uses chronological order to show how a tiger cub was saved by conservationists and then returned to the wild when she got older.

• The author uses compare and contrast to show the similarities and differences between tigers that are born in the wild and tigers that are born in zoos.

• The author uses problem and solution to show that nature reserves are being built to protect tigers because they are running out of places to live.

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Part A: What does the word "extinct" mean as it is used in paragraph 8?

• no longer living in a place

• no longer away from home

• no longer kept in place

• no longer looking for a home

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Part B: Which phrase from paragraph 8 best supports the answer to Part A?

• "chose the perfect new kingdom"

• "where we released"

• "the tigers disappeared"

• "cutting down the forest"

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What is the meaning of the word "thrived" as it is used in paragraph 10?

• felt joy and excitement

• grew strong and healthy

• moved out of the area

• turned around in circles

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Part A: What point does the author make about Zolushka being released into the wild?

• Scientists were worried that Zolushka would become lonely after being released into the wild.

• Cameras only captured a few pictures of Zolushka when she was released into the wild.

• Scientists got the results for which they had hoped after Zolushka was released into the wild.

• It took a number of years for Zolushka to get strong enough to be released into the wild.

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