Jaguars in the Sky and The Purrfect Name

Part A, Question 15. Which choice summarizes the central idea of the text?

• Jaguars have been found in certain parts of the United States after not being seen there for many years.

• Jaguars are the largest cats in the Americas, and they are extremely strong and frightening creatures.

• Jaguars are in trouble because people moved into areas where they lived and took over their hunting lands.

• Jaguars need large areas in which to hunt, but males explore farther than the females when searching for food.

Part B. 16. Which quotation from the text supports the answer to part A?

• "The jaguar is the largest cat in the Americas. It's also the only American cat that roars, which officially makes it on eof the 'big cats,' along with lions and tigers." (paragraph 1)

• "Most jaguars live in the forests and jungles of Central and South America, where they hunt just about anything that moves. Jaguars like to swim and sometime snatch fish from the water." (paragraph 2)

• "Jaguars once roamed the mountains of the southwestern United States, too, as far north as the Grand Canyon. But when people began to move into their territory, the jaguars left." (paragraph 3)

• "Then in 1996 a rancher spotted a jaguar in the remote mountains of southern Arizona. Another was seen less than a year later in the same area." (paragraph 4)

18. 18. What can the reader infer about jaguars and mountain lions based on the text?

• Jaguars and mountain lions are the only large cats in the Americas.

• Jaguars and mountain lions go after some of the same types of prey.

• Jaguars and mountain lions are good at climbing trees.

• Jaguars and mountain lions live in the Rocky Mountains.

20. Read the sentence from paragraph 8.

These mountain islands form a secret highway for migrating birds and animals, linking the Rocky Mountains to the north and the Sierra Madre to the south.

How does the author's use of the phrase "mountain islands form a secret highway" in the sentence shape meaning in the text?

• It shows that the Sky Islands are only used by a few different animals.

• It shows that the Sky Islands have many roadways that are used by both animals and people.

• It shows that the Sky Islands are huge mountains that provide homes for animals and people.

• It shows that the Sky Islands connect important areas for many animals.

21. How does the text structure used in paragraphs 10-11 contribute to the meaning of the text?

• The problem and solution structure explains how scientists were able to study jaguars even though they were hard to find in the Sky Islands.

• The compare and contrast structure explains the similarities and differences between the ways jaguars were studied in the Sky Islands versus other areas.

• The chronological order structure explains how scientists changed the ways that they studied jaguars in the Sky Islands over many years.

• The cause and effect structure explains the reasons that jaguars only visit certain areas when coming to and from the Sky Islands.

22. How does the information in the text "Jaguars in the Sky" compare to the information in the text "The Purrfect Name"?

• Both texts are secondary accounts because they are written by people who researched jaguars and how they are studied by scientists.

• Both texts are primary accounts because they are written by people who are scientists studying jaguars in the Sky Islands.

• "Jaguars in the Sky" includes a primary account from a scientist who explains the importance of protecting jaguars, but "The Purrfect Name" is a secondary account that describes why there are so few jaguars in the Sky Islands.

• "Jaguars in the Sky" includes primary accounts from scientists who studied the dangers faced by jaguars in the Sky Islands, but "The Purrfect Name" is a secondary account that explains why the Sky Islands are such a dangerous place for jaguars.