Context Clues Open Notes Quiz ModB

This is a 2-part question.

Part A: What does the word colossal in paragraph 1 explain about the Burmese python?

Do you know Burmese pythons are one of the largest snakes in the world? Burmese pythons are colossal creatures. They can grow to over 20 feet long and weigh over 200 pounds. They can grow longer that the tallest adult giraffe and weigh more than an adult warthog!

• Burmese pythons are well-known in the world.

• Burmese pythons are extremely terrifying to people and animals.

• Burmese pythons are enormous in size.

• Burmese pythons are similar to giraffes and warthogs.

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Part B: Pick 2 context clues that helped you pick your answer for Part A.

• The sentence before mentions that they are "large."

• The 2nd paragraph states that it is originally from Asia.

• The second paragraph explains that they are also in the Everglades.

• The sentences after it give more detail about how long they grow.

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What synonym for "colossal" is found in paragraph 2?

Although pythons are originally from southeast Asia, python populations can be found in Florida, especially in the Everglades. In the last 50 years, Burmese pythons have quickly occupied many areas of Florida. Unfortunately, their growing population and massive size are a formidable force in the Everglades' ecosystem.

• southeast

• massive

• quickly

• ecosystem

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What does the word occupied mean as it is used in paragraph 2?

Although pythons are originally from southeast Asia, python populations can be found in Florida, especially in the Everglades. In the last 50 years, Burmese pythons have quickly occupied many areas of Florida. Unfortunately, their growing population and massive size are a formidable force in the Everglades' ecosystem.

• produced

• traveled

• hunted

• taken over

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What is the meaning of the word formidable as it is used in paragraph 2?

Unfortunately, their growing population and massive size are a formidable force in the Everglades' ecosystem. Pythons eat small-to large-sized mammals, even alligators!

• dangerous

• hungry

• gigantic

• supernatural

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What is the meaning of the word stagnant as it is used in paragraph 2 of "River of Grass" on page 15.

• Water that doesn't have salt in it

• Water that has no current and is not flowing

• Water that has salt in it

• Water that is moving quickly

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What is the meaning of the word dwindled as it is used in Passage 1: The Florida Panther Over Time paragraph 3?

In 1995, the population of the Florida panther dwindled down. Only 20-30 panthers were left in the wild. Soon after, eight female Texas panthers were released in south Florida. Most of them had babies, and at least 20 kittens were born. By 2007, the number of Florida panthers grew to over 100.

• reached higher than it had ever been

• stayed the same

• to increase in number, size, or power

• to decrease in number, size, or power

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What is the meaning of the word sanctuary as it is used in Animal Rights p9, paragraph 4?

The NhRP is taking the Bronx Zoo to court. It wants Happy moved to a sanctuary. She'll have contact with other elephants there.

• a place where the animal lives in the wild

• a place like the zoo where elephants are separated from one another by fences

• a safe place that provides protection

• a place in a city where animals are kept in cages at all times

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What is the meaning of the word conservation as it is used in paragraph 12 of Animal Rights?

• using more than you need of something

• the act of protecting and preserving something

• when two people are talking together

• a group of stars in the sky that form a pattern

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What is the meaning of the figurative language phrase 'come at a great cost' as it is used in Animal Rights, paragraph 12?

But zoos reach more people than any other group involved with conservation. They're more important than ever, AZA president Dan Ashe says. If there's a time when children can no longer visit zoos and learn to care about elephants, he says, "It'll come at a great cost."

• having a negative effect

• be easy to get

• ticket prices will rise

• something really expensive to buy

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