TJ the Siberian Tiger Review

What is the genre of the text?

• Nonfiction

• Narrative

• Fiction

• Mystery

What is the author's purpose for writing a nonfiction text?

• to entertain us with a story about a tiger and the people that care for him

• To persuade us to protect tigers and care for them at the zoo.

• To inform us about a tiger cub and what happened to him at the zoo

What does the word nuzzle mean?

• an animal bares it teeth to let you know he is angry

• gently touches the animal with their nose and mouth

• someone who helps another person do their work

• you did not take it

What important problem happens to T.J on page 79?

• He snarled at Shelia

• Tj weighed 10 pounds

• Tj was always moving around

• Buhkra dies from cancer

Because Buhkra passed away, what is the cause of that?

• The zoo keeps can't take care of Tj

• He will be forced to leave the zoo because he can't nurse

• No one can raise TJ because he can't nurse

What is an important graphic feature on page 81?

• The photograph because it shows TJ alone and scared

• The graph because it compares Tj age to Mathew's age

• The illustration because it shows TJ not eating his food

• The graph because it compares Tj's weight to Mathews weight as a cub.

Why is the caption on page 80 important?

• it tells us vocabulary of the text

• it shows us the difference between TJ's weight and Mathew's weight

• It shows TJ not eating his food

• It shows T.J laying in his corner

What is the problem that the staff has to solve on page 82?

• He was in the hospital for a few days because he was dangerous

• He was forced to eat alone because he was dangerous

• He has flattened his ear

• He was losing weight because he would not eat

Why did the author include the graph on page 83?

• to show the staff using a computer monitor

• To show how much less TJ weighed compared to his dad

• To show TJ's weight as he gets older

What is the problem or conflict of the story?

• Tj is dangerous and he has to be alone to keep everyone safe

• Tj escapes and refused to eat so they have to catch him.

• Tj's mother died and he is alone and refuses to eat.

• Tj is too small for his weight compared to his father.