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

Read each of the following questions. Then choose the letter of the best answer.

1. In the editorial "Wild Animals Aren’t Pets", which detail best supports the claim?

• Wild animals are too hard to buy and sell.

• Wild animals are dangerous to the public.

• The laws about owning wild animals are too strong.

• All owners of wild animals are irresponsible and cruel.

Collectors of wild animals need a license only if

• they keep the animals on their own property.

• they want to give the animals away.

• they exhibit the animals to the public.

• they want to own a rare exotic animal.

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What argument does the commentary make about exotic animals?

• It should be legal to own exotic animals if animal welfare is taken care of.

• Most exotic animals are in commercial facilities.

• Terry Thompson wasn’t a typical responsible owner.

• All exotic animals are born in captivity.

In the commentary, which detail supports the idea that dangers from exotic animals are low?

• Only 3.25 people per year are killed by captive exotic animals.

• People can freely choose what kind of car to buy.

• Traffic accidents kill about 125 people per day.

• An exotic animal is very different from an ordinary pet.

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Which of these phrases is an example of loaded language?

• Wild animals are not pets.

• in 13 others [states] the laws are lax

• lobbied for years for stronger laws

• then we need to ban kids

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The phrase “born in captivity” means

• that no animals are ever born in the wild.

• that animals in captivity do not have babies.

• that an animal was not born in the wild.

• that an animal was born to be a pet.

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Vocabulary Choose the answer that best explains the meaning of each underlined word.

A tiger is exotic in the United States because

• most people do not know what a tiger is.

• it comes from another part of the world.

• it is the only animal that has stripes.

• it doesn’t look like a pet cat.

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If you dictate a plan, you

• require the plan to be followed.

• want the plan to fail.

• decide to follow the plan if you have time.

• hope the plan will not work out.

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You can regulate

• the color of the sky

• other people’s thoughts.

• how fast a bird flies.

• your own actions.

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Which of these could be called a menagerie?

• a zoo

• a wildlife park

• a circus with animal acts

• all of the above

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