Saving Snow Leopards

What does the word "conservation" mean as it is used in paragraph 6?

• action

• education

• preparation

• protection

How does paragraph 9 connect to paragraph 6 in the article?

• by describing a method for counting snow leopards

• by describing what it is like to see a snow leopard

• by explaining why snow leopards are rarely seen by humans

• by explaining how scientists identify individual snow leopards

Which idea BESt explains why Dr. McCarthy and his coworkers traveled to Kyrgyzstan?

• "The loss of habitat has caused a food shortage." (paragraph 4)

• "But they need more reliable ways to count leopards before they will know." (paragraph 6)

• "They saw no leopards, but they hadn't expected to." (paragraph 7)

• "Researchers compared patterns in the photos to identify cats." (paragraph 10)

Which idea from the article best supports the main idea?

• "The snow leopard is smaller than the tiger, the lion, and the leopard of Africa and Asia." (paragraph 2)

• "Researchers estimate that only 3,500 to 7,500 snow leopards are alive today." (paragraph 6)

• "Each snow leopard's spot pattern is different." (paragraph 10)

• "The cameras had taken photos of 15 different snow leopards at two study sites." (paragraph 10)

How is the article mainly organized?

• compare and contrast

• sequence of events

• question then answer

• cause and effect

How does the table at the end of "Saving Snow Leopards" support the main idea of the article?

• by showing reasons why snow leopards are struggling to survive

• by listing ways to better protect snow leopards

• by presenting new information about the habitat of snow leopards

• by providing evidence that there are fewer snow leopards alive now than in the past