Info & Infographic Assignment Review

The author organizes the selection by - 

• comparing the whooper chicks that are hand-reared by scientists to whooper chicks that live in the wild

• providing a chronological account of te vents leading up to the scientists' decision to hand-rear the whooper chicks

• presenting the problems that occur when scientists hand-rear whooper chicks and then the solutions to those problems

• discussing the advantages and disadvantages of hand-rearing whooper chicks

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is the primary purpose of the photos beneath paragraph 3?

• To show the difference between the puppets and real whooping cranes

• To provide visual images of the scientists working with the whooping cranes

• To illustrate the size of the whooper chicks

• To contrast the differences in the way each scientist cares for the chicks

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What is the author's main purpose for writing this selection?

• To criticize the scientists for wasting time and money on hand-rearing whooping cranes

• To analyze the hand-rearing methods the scientists use to raise the whooper chicks

• To inform the reader of the methods scientists use to raise whooper chicks in captivity

• To explain why whooper chicks need to be raised in captivity

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

How do the photographs support an important detail in paragraph 3?

• By demonstrating the way scientists peck at the ground and forage for food

• By highlighting the pleasant weather conditions at the research center

• By providing a visual image of the number of scientists who work with the whooper chicks

• By showing the costumes and puppets the scientists use when working with the chicks

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Which statement best expresses the thesis of the article?

• Whooper chicks are often aggressive, and scientists must go to great lengths to protect themselves when raising the chicks.

• The Patuxent Wildlife Research Center has strict rules for the scientists who work with whooper chicks.

• Handlers at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center work with whooper chicks to teach them how to eat.

• Scientists at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center work hard to raise whooper chicks in  an environment chose to what they would experience in the wild.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which quotation for the article best supports the answer to Part A?

• Fostering the whooper chicks at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center in Maryland proved to be a full-time job.  (paragraph 1)

• Some young whoopers would attack their keepers, aggressively defending their territories from them.  (paragraph 2)

• The handlers were silent when working with the chicks - no talking, sneezing, or coughing.  (paragraph 4)

• The food is crushed and crumbled onto the wet model beak so that it will stick.  (paragraph 6)

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Based on the article, which conclusion can be made by the reader?

• Whooping cranes need help from humans to increase their population.

• The whooping crane population is thriving in the wild.

• Whooping cranes prefer to live with humans and make good pets.

• The whooping cranes raised in captivity do not need to learn how to survive in the wild.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which word from paragraph 5 means "made to look genuine"?

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Select the response that corrects the spelling error in sentence 3.

After the birds grow bigger, they develop a `hierarchy`, or social order.

• hierarchy

• heirarchy

• hierarcky

• heirarcky

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which sentence in the paragraph is extraneous and should be deleted?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2