Welcome Back, Wolves & Wolves Don't Belong in Yellowstone

Use "Welcome Back, Wolves!" to answer questions 1-5.

Which word is an antonym of solitary in paragraph 3?

• single

• accompanied

• lonely

• individual

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which of these completes the diagram?

• Reasons why the return of the wolves has been important

• Reasons why the wolves are dangerous

• Reasons why the wolves were banned from Yellowstone National Park

• Reasons why the food chain in which the wolves lived was not working

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CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RL.1.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

The map below paragraph 1 is included to show the reader-

• the farmers and ranchers that live in Yellowstone National Park

• the ecotourist that visit Yellowstone National Park

• the number of wolves that returned to Yellowstone National Park

• where Yellowstone National Park is located

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Read the diagram.

Which sentence best completes the diagram?

• The willow trees grew in Yellowstone National Park.

• The wolves vanished from Yellowstone National Park.

• Beavers used willow trees to build dams in Yellowstone National Park.

• Biodiversity grew in Yellowstone National Park.

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

In paragraph 12, what did the author most likely mean when she said that the "big bad wolf" is a myth?

• Wolves don't really hurt people.

• Wolves hurt people.

• Wolves only come out in fictional stories.

• Wolves don't exist.

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

Use "Wolves Don't Belong in Yellowstone" to answer questions 6-10.

In paragraph 1, the word eliminate means-

• increase in number

• home of animals

• removed

• added in the environment

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which of the following sentences is an opinion stated in the story?

• Wolves increase Yellowstone's Grizzly bear population.

• Many people loved the idea of having wolves in the park again.

• Most farmers and ranchers have cattle and other livestock.

• When ranchers sell their cattle, they get a higher price for fatter cattle.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

What is the meaning of the word reintroduced as it is used in paragraph 12?

• kept out

• brought back to the area

• ate animals and plants

• singled out

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

According to the selection, the reason why the cattle are so slim is because-

• they don't like the food the farmers give them.

• the wolves are constantly stealing their food.

• they are always watching out for wolves instead of eating.

• nobody feeds them.

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

The author wrote this selection most likely to-

• explain to the reader how an ecotourist trained a pack of wolves in Yellowstone National Park.

• list the reasons why people believe that wolves should live in Yellowstone National Park.

• tell the reader a story of a wolf that took care of the cattle in Yellowstone National Park.

• persuade the reader to believe that wolves are dangerous animals and shouldn't live in Yellowstone National Park.

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CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6