Wolf Island Quiz

The purpose of a realistic fiction story such as Wolf Island is to

• persuade the reader to take an action

• convince the reader to be excited

• entertain the reader

• provide information for the reader

2. Why are the island animals healthy?

• There were people who made sure that the animals were fed well.

• There was a balance between different types of animals.

• There was plenty of space for the animals to move around.

• There were more animals than plants.

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CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

3. The conflict, or problem, of the story begins when which of the following actions occurs?

• A family of wolves lived on the island.

• The island was covered with trees and meadows.

• The wolves nailed together a log raft because they were curious.

• The wolf pups jumped onto a raft that had washed up at the edge of the water.

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CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

4. What was the first negative effect of having no wolves on the island? 

• Winter was mild that year.

• Deer had enough to eat.

• The deer population grew too large.

• Geese flew south, and squirrels stored up nuts for the winter.

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

5. Why was it unfavorable for rabbits that wolves left the island? (318)

• Rabbits had less to eat because the deer were eating their food.

• There were too many foxes now that wolves had left.

• Rabbits had to leave the island in order to find food.

• There were many baby bunnies born that year.

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

6. Which of the following animals had the best chance of survival during the 2nd winter on the island without wolves? (319-320)

• rabbits

• mice

• owls

• squirrels

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CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.2.7

CCSS.RL.2.7

CCSS.RL.3.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

7. Why did the wolves go hungry during the snowstorms of their 2nd winter on the mainland? (320)

• They had not found a home, and the other wolves did not want to share with them.

• The deer had eaten too many berries and grasses.

• The foxes were angry that the wolves had left the island.

• People had chopped down all the trees on the mainland.

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

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CCSS.RL.3.1

8. On page 321, what was a sign that the deer were desperate for food?

• They began digging through the ice to find food.

• They began eating tree bark.

• They would not share their food with the wolves.

• The snow drifts became deeper and deeper.

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CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

9. In "Wolf Island," the story's conflict is solved by which of the following events?

• The owls flew over to the mainland.

• Animals grew weaker, and some began to die.

• Snow covered the island.

• The wolf family crossed the ice and returned to their old home.

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CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

10. What makes this story realistic?

• There was once a real wolf pack that crossed the ocean on a raft and then returned.

• The animals only speak from their own point of view.

• All the events could occur in real life, and the animals are not personified.

• The small animals behave and talk like humans, but the wolves behave more realistically.

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