ELA 09.06 Assessment Compare and Contrast
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Read the passages
"Teaching Cranes To Fly" and "Raising Cranes" and then answer Numbers 1-15.
Passage 1: Teaching Cranes To Fly
1 Whooping cranes used to be much more common than they are today. In the early 1800s there were between 15,000 and 20,000 whooping cranes in the wild. By 1860, the number had fallen to 1,400. In 1941, there was one flock left. The flock was made up of 15 birds. Every year, they'd migrate between Canada and Texas. Many believed the whooping crane would die out. Luckily, not everyone did.
2 A group of conservationists got together with local and international governments for the purpose of protecting the flock and encouraging them to breed. As a result, by 1970 the whooping crane population had reached 57. By 2005 it was up to 214. That was good—but not good enough. If the whooping crane was to survive, the numbers had to increase.
3 Scientists tried introducing whooping cranes in different places. First they introduced them in Idaho, but the cranes disappeared after a few years. Then they tried introducing them in Florida. This was more successful.
4 But there was a problem. The cranes did not learn to migrate. Without the ability to migrate, cranes cannot survive in the wild. Scientists realized they would have to teach them.
5 Between 2001 and 2015, the International Whooping Crane Recovery Team did just that. The team developed a super-light aircraft to use as a teaching tool. The aircraft would act like the cranes' parent. It would guide the chicks on their flight from Florida to Wisconsin and back again.
6 The program was very successful for a while. As of October 2009, 77 whooping cranes followed the aircraft as it flew from Florida to Wisconsin and back again.
7 But in early 2016, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decided the use of aircraft to guide the cranes was too artificial. They said cranes raised by this method were neglecting their young. They said this neglect had caused the death of many chicks. The program ended.
8 Whooping cranes are still on the endangered list. But there's reason to be hopeful. Scientists are working on new ways to protect this beautiful species and help them to survive on their own.
Passage 2: Raising Cranes
1 The whooping crane is a beautiful bird, with bright white feathers and a large red patch on its head. At about five feet tall, it is the tallest bird in North America. Cranes like wetlands, marshes, mudflats, wet prairies, and fields.
2 Whooping cranes are great flyers. A crane can ride a strong gust of wind like a glider. The bird spirals up and glides down, then spirals up again. Its wings don't move. This saves energy and allows the bird to fly long distances without stopping.
3 Unfortunately, the whooping crane population suffered a huge drop in population in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. In 1967 it was listed as "endangered."
4 An organization called Operation Migration came up with a plan to save the whooping crane. First, they would raise a new flock in a lab in Wisconsin. Then, they would get them to fly to their new home in Florida.
5 But getting them to fly all the way to Florida was tricky. These birds were raised in a lab—not in the wild. At first they refused to fly.
6 The scientists decided to "guide" the birds there. To do this, they used a super-light aircraft that looked and flew like a bird. They knew that to keep cranes wild, they would have to "fool" the birds into thinking they were really migrating. Humans would have to keep a low profile. They avoided talking to each other. They even wore all-white clothing. This worked!
7 When the cranes got to Florida, they were relocated to a natural wildlife refuge in the Tampa area. Then they were put into a "release pen." A release pen is a pen with no top netting. This allows birds to fly away when they are ready.
8 That was a good start. But scientists knew it was risky to have all the whooping cranes using one wintering and breeding location. You can't have a species concentrated in one small area. The population could be wiped out by disease, bad weather, or human activity. Whooping crane survival depended on establishing additional, separated populations.
9 Enter the Whooping Crane Recovery Team (WCRT). The WCRT is an organization consisting of five Canadian and five American ornithologists (scientists who study birds). The team's job is to make recommendations to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Canadian Wildlife Service. Right now, they are developing ways to protect the flocks that exist and to establish new flocks. In all likelihood, their efforts will safeguard the whooping crane from extinction.
Base all your answers on the passages "Teaching Cranes" and "Raising Cranes."-
1. Which statement best explains this challenge?
The birds wouldn't migrate.
The birds were afraid of them.
The birds did not feel at home in Florida.
The birds weren't "fooled" by the aircraft.
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CCSS.RI.2.9
CCSS.RI.3.9
CCSS.RL.4.7
CCSS.RI.1.9
CCSS.RI.5.7
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to paragraph 4 of Passage 1, scientists discovered that the lab-raised cranes didn't act like real cranes. What was the difference?
The lab-raised cranes wouldn't migrate.
The lab-raised cranes preferred the cold weather.
The lab-raised cranes wouldn't care for their young.
The lab-raised cranes were not strong enough to fly.
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CCSS.RI.2.9
CCSS.RI.3.9
CCSS.RL.4.7
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RI.1.9
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to the information in Passage 2, why did the scientists avoid talking to each other?
They worried that birds would get scared off.
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They wanted the birds to think they were in the wild.
They wanted the birds to think they were their parents.
They worried that the birds were too dependent on them.
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CCSS.RI.2.9
CCSS.RI.3.9
CCSS.RL.4.7
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RI.5.7
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to the information in Passage 1, how can the status of the whooping crane in 1941 be described?
The population was growing.
New flocks were raised in labs.
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The species was endangered.
The species was thought to be extinct.
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CCSS.RI.2.9
CCSS.RI.3.9
CCSS.RL.4.7
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RI.5.7
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to the information in Passage 2, why did the scientists use a super-light aircraft?
It was noiseless.
It didn't need fuel.
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It glided like a bird.
It was easy to assemble.
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CCSS.RI.2.9
CCSS.RI.3.9
CCSS.RL.4.7
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RI.1.9
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sentence from Passage 2 tells you why the scientists chose Florida as the birds' destination?
Cranes like wetlands, marshes, mudflats, wet prairies, and fields.
A crane can ride a strong gust of wind like a glider.
Then, they would get them to fly to their new home in Florida.
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When the cranes got to Florida, they were relocated to a natural wildlife refuge in the Tampa area.
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CCSS.RI.2.9
CCSS.RI.3.9
CCSS.RL.4.7
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RI.1.9
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to the Passage 1, the scientists "developed a super-light aircraft to use as a teaching tool."Which of these words is the best synonym for "tool" as it is used in this context?
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Utensil
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CCSS.RI.2.4
CCSS.RI.3.4
CCSS.RI.4.4
CCSS.RL.3.4
CCSS.RL.4.4
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