Unit 1.2 Protecting the Tigers + Morphology

The Author’s Purpose for "Whooping Cranes In Danger" is to INFORM the reader how scientists and their helpers are trying to save the whooping cranes.

Which of the following details supports the author’s development of the purpose?

• Birds ride these currents the same way that surfers ride waves.

• Then they migrate south in the fall to avoid the cold winter.

• Caretakers spent hours searching and calling for their whoopers.

• Sandhill cranes are relatives of whooping cranes.

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What are two positive things happening for Siberian tigers today?

• • Conservationists are working hard to protect tigers. 

• • The tiger population is growing. 

• • People are learning more about how to help tigers survive.

• Tigers are endangered because people once hunted them for their fur.

• The tiger is a good hunter.

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What are the morphemes found in the word microscopic?

•  micro-scop-ic

• mic-ro-scop-ic

• micro-scopic

• micr-oscopi-c

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What is the meaning of the word microscopic?

• like a muscle

• like a tiger

• very small

• very large

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What is the central idea of the text “Protecting Tigers?”

• Tiger populations are decreasing because their families are being taken away. 

• The forests tigers live in are slowly disappearing. 

• Tigers can survive in many types of climates, including cold ones. 

• Tigers need human protection even though they can survive on their own. 

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Which relevant detail supports the central idea in "Protecting Tigers":

Central Idea: Tigers need human protection even though they can survive on their own.

•  “Big cats live in many places on Earth.” (page 1)

• “Even though there aren't nearly as many tigers as there once were, people are learning more about how to help them survive.” (page 3) 

• “Cheetahs, jaguars, and tigers are all big cats that help keep their wild homes healthy.” (page 1) 

• “There used to be way more tigers in Asia, though.” (page 3)

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How does the following relevant detail support the central idea? 

“People are building houses and cutting down trees 

where tigers used to live, hunt, and raise their cubs.

” (page 2)

•  It shows that tigers need help adapting to their environments. 

• It gives an example of the ways that groups are working hard to help protect tigers.

• It describes describes some of the reasons that tigers are in danger and need protection.

• It explains the steps people should take to help protect tigers.

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What does the word population mean as it is used in this sentence from the passage, "Protecting Tigers?"

“In Russia, conservationists are working hard to protect the tigers' forests, and the tiger population has grown 

15% since 2010.” 

• the amount of people in Russia

• the number of tigers in that area

•  the number of forests in that area 

• the amount of people helping tigers

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What is the author’s purpose of the text, "Protecting Tigers"?

•  to entertain readers with a story about tigers who hunt in the forest

• to inform readers about all the adaptations tigers have to survive in their habitat

• to inform readers about threats to tigers and how people are working to help them

• to persuade readers to join groups or clubs that help save tigers

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Which of the following details supports the author’s development of the purpose to inform readers about threats to tigers and how people are working to help them?

•  “This fur coat is like a warm blanket that keeps them cozy all winter long.” (page 1)

• “This shrinks the tigers' space and makes it harder to find food..”  (page2)

• “They can see and hear really well, so they know exactly where their prey is.” (page 1) 

• “In Russia, groups are protecting the forests tigers still have left. ” (page 4) 

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