“Baby Bear Rescue” Quiz

1. What problem did the mother bear need help with? Choose TWO.

• She had more cubs than she could care for.
• She was trapped and could not escape.
• Her home was too close to a town that humans built.
• Two of her cubs were very weak.

2. What is shown on the map “Black Bears in America”? Choose TWO.

• where black bears live in the United States
• the number of black bears living in America
• the town where Chief Bailey rescued two bear cubs
• places where black bears lived long ago

3. In the line “‘In a typical situation, the mom would be aggressive,’” the word aggressive means _______.

• excited and full of energy
• worried and shy
• ready to fight
• thankful

4. What caused the mother bear to stay in the road?

• She was scared of the humans.
• All five of her cubs were sick.
• Two of her cubs were underfed and weak.
• All five of her cubs couldn’t walk.

5. Which line best supports the answer to question 4?

• “The smallest cubs were now too hungry and exhausted to stay with their mom.”
• “It’s rare for a bear to pace in the middle of a street though.”
• “Raising baby bears is a lot of work.”
• “The mama bear sat and watched.”

6. At the Kilham Bear Center, workers first _______.

• moved the cubs to a large area so they could learn to climb trees
• moved the cubs into a bear barn
• gave the cubs fluids and dog food.
• brought the cubs back to the wild

7. The sidebar “Caring for Cubs” supports the text by showing _______.

• how Chief Bailey rescued the cubs
• how people at the Kilham Bear Center help sick or injured cubs
• why the cubs needed help
• how the cubs were returned to their mother.

8. What is the main idea of the section “A Good Feeling”?

• People worked together to save two bear cubs.
• The bear cubs were very underweight.
• Bears love to eat plants and fruits.
• Caring for bear cubs is easy and fun.

9. How did Chief Bailey know the bear cubs needed help? Use details from the text in your answer.

10. Explain two or three ways that the Kilham Bear Center helps sick or injured bears like the two cubs from the article. Use details from the text in your answer.