Wildlife Conservation Quiz

Part A: Which statement describes the controlling idea of the text?

• There are many endangered species at U.S. zoos.

• U.S. zoos are involved in many wildlife conservation efforts.

• U.S. zoos help identify endangered animals.

• People should visit wildlife conservation centers at U.S. zoos.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Part B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

• Chimpanzees swing from trees at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago. (Paragraph 1)

• They are all in danger of disappearing in their natural habitat, and zoos are trying to help save them. (Paragraph 2)

• Sometimes, zoos’ efforts take scientists around the world. (Paragraph 4)

• But the zoo has many other projects few people hear about. (Paragraph 8)

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

How does the author support the controlling idea?

• By listing the types of animals at each of the zoos in order of increasing endangerment

• By explaining conservation through detailed descriptions of animal behavior

• By ordering the animals and zoos according to their geographical locations

• By using examples of what different groups are doing to save specific animals

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Based on the scientists' concerns for the tapir in paragraph 10, what can the reader conclude?

• People are capturing tapirs and putting them in zoos

• People think that studying the tapir is unnecessary.

• People are developing too much of the land where the tapir lives.

• People do not know how to identify tapirs.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2