“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.

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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

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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

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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.

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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.”

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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

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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.

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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.

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

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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.

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