Invasive Species Practice

1. Part A Which coincidence is mentioned in the selection?

• Rabbits and horses were not native animals.

• Humans and horses crossed the same land bridge.

• Spanish explorers traded horses with Native Americans.

• Horses did not damage the environment.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RL.1.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RI.1.9

1. Part B  Which sentence from the story best supports your answer for Part A?

• You read earlier that the horses the Spanish brought fit right into their new environment.

• Within a few years of encountering horses, some Native American tribes were among the best horsemen on Earth.

• In a great coincidence, this land bridge is how humans crossed from Asia into North America at least twelve thousand years ago.

• Because the horse originated in North America, it did not damage the environment in ways that other invasive species did.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RL.1.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.8

3. The biggest difference between horses and rabbits is that

• rabbits did not bother other plants or animals.

• rabbits ate only food that humans fed them.

• horses were introduced accidentally.

• horses did not damage the environment.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

4. What does the phrase “handle the weather” mean in the selection?

• Horses knew how to change the weather.

• The weather was not too harsh for horses.

• Humans were able to control horses.

• Bad weather did not exist in North America.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

5. Select two words in these sentences from the selection that mean about the same thing.

Horses are actually native to North America. The animal that we recognize as a horse originated in North America.

• native

  originated

• animal

  recognize

• originated

  animal

• recognize

  native

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

6. What does the word invasive mean in this sentence? The pond was covered with an invasive plant.

• spreading harmfully

• having large flowers

• with deep roots

• attracting bugs

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

7. What does the word coincidence mean in this sentence? In a strange coincidence, the neighbors met in a distant city.

• traveling far

• happening at the same time or place

• surrounded by other people

• not understanding something

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

8. What does the word originated mean in this sentence? This tribe originated in the northwest part of the country.

• hunted

• began

• wandered

• avoided

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

9. Choose the answer that best completes the sentence. The country needed a strong ________ to win the war.

• ally

• friend

• companion

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Define Domesticated

• the process of adapting humans for personal use

• the process of adapting wild plants and animals for human use

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4