​Animals on the Move Nature’s Migrants ​by Sy Montgomery

Part A

In paragraph 1 of “Animals on the Move,” what is the impact of the phrase twittering of thousands of night-migrating birds?   RI.6.4

• A. It describes how songbirds can be good predictors of future weather patterns.

• B. It shows the success of songbirds in surviving in poor environmental conditions.

  
  

• C. It emphasizes the importance of sound in helping songbirds to travel in groups.

  
  

• D. It explains that often songbirds travel in the same areas as other animals.

    

  
  

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Part B

Which detail from the passage supports the answer to Part A?      RI.6.1

• A. “. . . keeping the flock together through the dark.” (paragraph 1)

  
  

• B.  “. . . whose brown center band, if wide, is said to foretell a harsh winter . . .” (p  paragraph 2)

  
  

• C.  “. . . wandering across roads.” (paragraph 2)

  
  

• D.  “. . . dragonflies, monarch butterflies and broad-winged hawks are all traveling roughly the same route south for the winter.” (paragraph 3)

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Part A

Based on “Animals on the Move,” how do hawk watches mainly benefit hawks?   RI.6.2

• A.  by helping monitor the bird population

• B.  by confirming changes in bird behavior

  
  

• C.  by organizing groups to maintain the birds’ habitats

  
  

• D.  by limiting the number of people observing the birds’ migration routes

  
  

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Part B

Which detail from the passage best supports the answer to Part A?   RI.6.1

• A.  “Thousands of observers climb up mountains. . . .” (paragraph 8)

  
  

• B.  “. . . provided an early warning of population crashes . . .” (paragraph 8)

  
  

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  C.  “. . . when thermals are strongest.” (paragraph 9)

  
  

• D  “Often, you can see the hawk’s distended crop. . . .” (paragraph 9)

  
  

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Part A

Which sentence best describes the structure of “Animals on the Move”?   RI.7.5

• A.  It contains several descriptive examples of migratory behavior to help the reader appreciate the topic.

  
  

• B.  It makes a claim that some animals have greater difficulty surviving in the cold than others and includes data for support.

  
  

• C.  It explains two different ideas about the importance of environmental research and how it should be conducted.

  
  

• D.  It provides a chronological description of the process of migration by using several examples of animals with similar journeys.

  
  

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Part B

Which detail from the passage best supports the answer in Part A?   RI.7.1

• A.  “For a woolly bear caterpillar, ‘its migration of 500 yards is as dangerous as a hawk’s flying to South America’ . . . .” (paragraph 4)

  
  
  

• B.  “Some frogs, like wood frogs and peepers, also spend the winter in leaf litter; they survive the frigid months of frozen solid.” (paragraph 5)

  
  

• C.  “Today, hawk watches are documenting these species’ recovery programs . . . .” (paragraph 8)

• D.  “Simon Perkins, a field ornithologist with the Audubon Society, has watched this spectacle for more than 25 years.” (paragraph 10)

  
  

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Part A

What does the word spectacles mean as it is used in paragraph 6 of “Animals on the Move”?   RI.7.4

• A. enjoyable activities

  
  

• B. impressive displays

• C. distinguishing features

• D. remarkable accomplishments

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Part B

Which evidence from paragraph 6 best helps the reader understand the meaning of spectacles?   RI.7.1

• A.  “. . . the sight of hundreds of thousands of birds of prey . . .”

  
  

• B.  “. . . great aerial pathways . . .”

  
  

• C.  “. . . set off south in a shallow glide.”

  
  

• D.  “. . . may reach speeds of more than 100 miles per hour . . .”

  
  

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