Module 5 Week 3

The passage explains that people have hunted parrots and destroyed their nests. Which point made in the passage do these details support?

• Parrots lived in Puerto Rico long before people did.

• Both people and parrots have thrived in warm climates.

• People have caused many problems for Puerto Rican parrots.

• Both parrots and people have harmed the world around them.

According to the passage, how have hurricanes affected Puerto Rican parrots?

• They have caused the birds to flee the rain forest.

• They have blown down the trees where the birds lived.

• They have left the birds with few small animals to prey on.

• They have flooded the areas where the birds searched for food.

What is the main purpose of the Puerto Rican Parrot Recovery Program?

• to protect and save Puerto Rican parrots

• to teach people about Puerto Rican parrots

• to keep as many parrots as possible in aviaries

• to show young parrots how the older ones behave

The passage says that scientists used discarded feathers to rebuild a parrot’s wings that had been damaged. What does discarded mean?

• made by artists from the area

• valued highly because they are rare

• handled carefully in order to avoid breaking

• set aside because they were no longer wanted

Which two main ideas does the passage mostly explore?

• the history of Puerto Rico and Puerto Rican parrots

• the history of El Yunque and the parrots that live there

• the Taíno people and their effects on Puerto Rican parrots

• the attempts to capture San Juan and the parrots that live there

What genre type is the story of Parrots Over Puerto Rico?

• Fantasy

• Informational

• Science Fiction

• Fiction

How did the Hispaniolan parrots help the Puerto Rican parrots

• helped to raise the chicks

• Protected the chicks by eating the Black Rats

• would transport chicks to the Luqillo Aviary

• assisted the Puerto Rican parrot by gene manipulation

Many Africans were brought to the island to toil as slaves under the hot sun in fields of sugarcane and other crops. The word toil means what

• to observe

• to work

• to evaluate

• to determine

Which country ruled Puerto Rico until the United States took it over

• France

• Spain

• England

• Portugal

The people who came from Spain and married Tainos and Africans called themselves what?

• Spaniards

• Boricuas

• Heterogenous

• Homosapians