Night Flyers & A Sweet Part of Nature

14. What does the first picture in passage 1 help the reader understand about bats?

• People are interested in bats.
• It is easy for people to help bats.
• Bats enjoy being in bat houses.
• Bat houses help bats.

15. Select TWO reasons the author gives in passage 1 to explain why bats are helpful creatures.

• Bats eat insects that are damaging to humans, animals. and plants.
• Bat droppings create fertilizer that blends with the soil to make plants grow.
• Bats need to live in high places like trees, so predators cannot get them.
• There are 47 different kinds of bats found in the United States.
• Bat houses should have water and plants, so bats have something to eat and drink.

16. Part A - What is the main idea of passage 2?

• Schools have started beekeeping programs.
• The number of honeybees is decreasing.
• We need honeybees, so humans must help them.
• Honeybees produce honey for humans.

17. Part B - Which two details from the passage BEST support the correct answer to question 16? Select TWO answers.

• "Without the help of honeybees, we would not have as many of the plants we depend on for food." (paragraph 7)
• "When people think of bees, they may also think of the sweet taste of the honey that bees make." (paragraph 5)
• "They think there might be several reasons for this." (paragraph 6)
• "There are some things humans can do to help honeybees." (paragraph 9)
• "Ian Synder, a student who participates in a beekeeping program in Pennsylvania, has the right idea." (paragraph 10)

18. According to paragraph 3, why are bats having difficulty finding homes?

• Bats need places to hang from while they sleep.
• Bats are bothered by people who explore caves.
• People are not building bat houses correctly.
• People build on the land where bats once lived.

19. Part A - What is the meaning of the word habitats as used in paragraph 3?

• a regular practice or routine
• a species of bats
• sleeping upside down
• the natural environments or an animal or plant

20. Part B - Which sentence from passage 1 supports the correct answer to question 19?

• "It is a problem because, without homes, bats do not have a place to rest or to raise their young." (paragraph 3)
• "As a result, bats can sleep comfortably even during the day." (paragraph 4)
• "The most common bat found throughout the state is the Mexican free-tailed bat." (paragraph 1)
• "More plants mean more food for people and animals." (paragraph 2)

21. "Because bats like to sleep in darkness, bat houses must be painted black on the inside so that they are dark inside. As a result, bats can sleep comfortably even during the day." Which of the following best describes the text structure of these sentences?

• cause-effect
• chronological order
• descriptive
• compare-contrast

22. Select TWO details which are reasons the author gives to explain in passage 2 why the honeybee population is declining.

• "Bees pollinate a wide variety of plants in the United States." (paragraph 8)
• "More honeybees are suffering from diseases and catching viruses from bugs." (paragraph 6)
• "There are some things humans can do to help honeybees." (paragraph 9)
• "Scientists also learned that some areas where bees live have been turned into farms." (paragraph 6)
• "When scientists realized that the honeybee population was declining, they tried to figure out why." (paragraph 6)

23. What part of passage 2 does the picture in passage 2 BEST help the reader understand?

• "It's part of the cycle of life." (paragraph 10)
• "In fact, some schools have started beekeeping programs to teach students about bees. . . " (paragraph 9)
• "People can grow flowers and plants that honeybees like. . ." (paragraph 9)
• "Many people may not realize it, but honeybees are important to every living thing." (paragraph 8)