Which idea is best expressed in the cartoon at the end of the selection?

• More than 100 crab species live on Christmas Island.
• Red crabs rely on their instincts during their migration.
• Female red crabs can produce as many as 100,000 eggs.

Read the origin of the word navigate. This information helps the reader understand that navigate in paragraph 3 means —

• overcome problems
• desire a leading role
• find the way to a destination

The author included paragraph 1 in the selection most likely to —

• provide background information about the home of the red crabs
• explain why it is important for the red crabs to reach the ocean
• explain why Christmas Island is a perfect place for red crabs to live

Which sentence from the selection supports the idea that Christmas Island is a special place?

• The red land crab makes up the largest population of the land crab species.
• The island boasts an array of exotic plants and animals, some of which are found nowhere else in the world
• Only 1,500 or so people lived on the island as of 2010.

In paragraph 2, the word treacherous means —

• unexpected
• dangerous
• questionable

Which detail from the selection supports the idea that the island benefits from the red crabs?

• Millions of red crabs live in the rain forest that grows on the island.
• The red crab migration attracts many visitors who spend money on the island.
• The red crabs cover roadways during their migration.

Read lines 6 and 7 from the poem. The poet uses the simile in these lines to describe —

• the damage the wind has done to the butterfly’s wings
• the quickness and fullness of the butterfly’s spreading wings
• the size of the butterfly’s wings compared to a ship’s sails

The poet includes stanzas 1 through 3 most likely to —

• describe the actions of the butterfly as a beautiful event
• emphasize the effect the butterfly has on its surroundings
• show that the speaker is watching more than one butterfly

Which lines from the poem best express the speaker’s anticipation of a future event?

• Cracking the capsule of crystal that captures/Your beautiful body and budding wings.
• But someday I will meet your kin/That will bring beauty back to my tree,
• You leave behind your chrysalis husk/That kept you safely wrapped in a bundle

Why does the poet include a simile in line 22?

• To identify another animal that inhabits the area
• To describe how the butterflies become less attractive over time
• To express the idea that the area will be less beautiful without the butterflies