Saving Snow Leopards

The snow leopard's habitat...

• is being destroyed by people.

• is being protected by farmers.

• is being ruined by bad weather.

• is being taken over by wild animals.

Snow leopards are in danger because...

• they are hunted for their meat and fur.

• they are scared of people and hard to spot.

• they are killed when they eat people's animals.

• they become sick from eating food from people's farms.

Dr. McCarthy thinks that…

• people should feed the snow leopards.

• people should go see the snow leopards.

• snow leopards should be protected.

• snow leopards should be captured.

Which TWO alternate titles best expresses the main idea of the passage?

• Dr. Kyle McCarthy's Important Job

• Amazing Facts about Snow Leopards

• Have You Ever Seen a Snow Leopard?

• Scientists Want to Protect Snow Leopards

• Snow Leopards: Scarce and Scary!

According to the section "Protecting the Herd," which best describes the relationship between herders and snow leopards?

• Herders are frightened by snow leopards so they hunt them to keep their family safe.

• Herders hunt snow leopards because they are worried about their own animals.

• Snow leopards are scared of humans so they are rarely seen by herders.

• Snow leopards eat many of the plants that herders grow on their farms.

Snow leopards are called "mountain ghosts" because —

• they are white like ghosts.

• there are legends about them.

• they are difficult for people to locate.

• they are very frightening to come across.

How did Kevin McCarthy's early experience change his life?

• It taught him important skills for hunting wild animals.

• It helped him become closer to his father, who is famous.

• It made him want to become a scientist who studies snow leopards.

• It made him decide to become a veterinarian who saves snow leopards.

As it is used in paragraph below, "estimate" means that scientists —

"Researchers estimate that only 3,500 to 7,500 snow leopards are alive today. But they need more reliable ways to count leopards before they will know."

• are making a careful guess about the number of snow leopards.

• have no doubts about where and how to find snow leopards.

• are very sure how many snow leopards are left in the wild.

• have a clear plan for counting snow leopards.