Get a Backbone Showdown!

Read the following sentence from the text:

“Animals in each group share a unique quality that makes them special.”

What is the meaning of the word unique as it is used in the text?

• a quality that is the same

• a specific type of animal

• a feature that is different

• something that is one of a kind

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V1.3

What is the central idea of the passage?

• Mammals are different from reptiles.

• Most animals fit in one of two groups.

• Vertebrates have different features.

• There are over 32,000 kinds of fish.

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R2.2

What two relevant details from the text support the central idea that vertebrates have many features?

• • “Touch the back of your neck.” (page 234)

• • “Animals in each group share a unique quality that makes them special.” (page 235)

• • “Lizards and snakes are reptiles.” (page 235)

• • “Some swim, while others fly.” (page 234)  

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  • “The next time you see animals, think about them.” 

  (page 237)

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R2.2

How does the following relevant detail support the central idea? 

“Fish are vertebrates with a special ability”

• The detail explains a technique that fish may use.

• The detail provides an example of a way a vertebrate may be different.

• The detail entertains the reader with a way fish are better than birds.

• The detail compares fish to other mammals.

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R2.2

How does the chart on page 236 help the reader to better understand the text? 

• 
  The chart shows what a clownfish looks like.

• The chart helps the reader to compare the mouse the clownfish and the frog.

• The chart explains how long it takes a frog to grow.

• The chart helps the reader to understand all vertebrates.

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R2.1

What is the text structure of the section about Fish? 

• Comparison

• Chronology

• Cause and effect

• Something else

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R2.1

What is the text structure of the section about Mammals? 

• Comparison

• Chronology

• Cause and effect

• Something else

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R2.1

What is the overall text structure of "Get a Backbone!"? 

• Comparison

• Chronology

• Cause and effect

• Something else

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R2.1

What is the author’s purpose of  “Get a Backbone”? 

• To persuade readers to get a vertebrate animal for a pet. 

• To inform readers about the different features vertebrates have.

• To entertain readers with fun facts about lizards. 

• To inform readers about the colorful feathers that birds have.

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R2.3

How was the author’s purpose developed in this text?

• The author included entertaining facts about lizards. 

• The author included reasons that explain why vertebrates make the best pets.

• The author included comparisons about different vertebrates.

• The author included descriptions about the different types of feathers birds have.

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R2.3