Plenty of Fish

1. What technique is being used by the author in the introduction of this informational text? (C.1.4)

• Anecdote

• Scientific facts

• Expert testimony

• Personal experience

2. Which of the following are examples of alliteration that contribute to the sound of the text? (R.3.1)

Select ALL that apply.

•  A fisherman casts his net into the dark churning waves as his boat’s motor chokes and sputters.

• The wind is sharp and salty and the cold cuts through his thick jacket and sweater.

• The boat belonged to his father. When he was a boy, his father would take him fishing. He loved the smell of the sea and the sting of the salty air.

• When his father would pull up the net, three dozen tuna would flop and flail about the deck.

•  The fish put the clothes on his back and food on his plate.

3. How did refrigeration affect the amount of fish that humans consume? 

• fish could be served raw

• fish could become extinct

• fish could replace other proteins in people’s diets

• fish could be sold farther from where it was caught

4. What is the relationship between “people’s appetite for fish” and the “number of fish in the sea?”

• The author says that people’s appetite has increased while the number of fish has decreased.

• The author says that people’s appetite has increased and the number of fish has increased.

• The author says that people’s appetite has decreased while the number of fish has increased.

• The author says that people’s appetite has decreased and the number of fish has decreased.

5. Using context clues, what does the word consumes mean as it is used in the text? (V.1.3)

• kills

• eats

• catches

• pays for

6. What is the central Idea of paragraph 3? (R.2.2)

Overfishing is a problem and it happens when people eat fish faster than the fish can reproduce

• Technological developments have made fishing easier and increased demand.

• New recipes and inventive ways of cooking fish have increased humans' consumption.

• Overfishing is a problem which happens when people eat fish faster than the fish can reproduce.

• The ocean is so vast that overfishing will never be a problem.

7. What are TWO negative effects of bycatch?

• Bycatch usually happens during trawling, a method of fishing that involves pulling a fishing net, or trawl, through the water behind a boat. (4)

• Those fish, called bycatch, often die in the process. (4)

•  This reduces the overall amount of fish in the sea because the over-caught fish aren’t able to repopulate. (6)

• Other fishing methods that catch fewer unwanted fish and marine animals should be used instead. (6)

8. Using context clues, what does the word cease mean as it is used in the text? (V.1.3)

• stop

• continue

• increase

• be protected

9. How does the subtitle relate to the call to action of this section? (R.2.1)

• The subtitle is “Careless Catch” and the call to action in this text is to stop trawling because it causes unintended fish to die.

• The subtitles help to organize the paragraphs in sequential order to clarify bycatch for the reader.

• The subtitle is “Careless Catch” and the call to action in this text is to stop humans from fishing.

• The subtitles help to organize the paragraphs in chronological order to clarify bycatch for the reader.

10. What is the structural relationship between “Careless Catch” and “Fish Farms”? (R.2.1)

• Sequence

• Description

• Cause and effect

• Problem and solution