Quiz on Mantella Frogs

What is the main idea of the text?

• Mantella frogs are colorful frogs that are being studied by a small team of scientists to see how their different colors protect them from danger.

• Mantella frogs are poisonous frogs that are being studied by scientists to learn more about the poison of the frogs and how they make it.

• Mantella frogs are interesting frogs that have a special way of hiding from predators that hunt in the jungle during the day.

• Mantella frogs are poisonous frogs that are covered in a smelly liquid that tastes bad to any creature that tries to eat them.

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Which two quotations from the text support the author’s point that scientists have learned important information about mantella frogs?

• “Deep in a steamy rainforest, a researcher carefully holds a colorful frog. She searched for hours to find it, pushing her way through tangled undergrowth and combing through leaf litter.” (paragraph 1)

• “The frog in Dr. Val’s hand is a Madagascar poison frog. It’s small, only about an inch (3 cm) long.” (paragraph 2)

• “If it doesn’t smell too terrible, then she touches the tip of her tongue to the frog. Poisons taste very bitter. So she saves the worst-tasting frogs for closer study.” (paragraph 7)

• “Dr. Val and her team tested bad-tasting frogs from all around Madagascar. And what did they discover? More than 80 different kinds of bitter-tasting chemicals called alkaloids cover the frogs’ skin.” (paragraph 8)

• “Dr. Val’s team made another interesting discovery—frogs living far away from people are more poisonous than frogs that live near roads and farms.” (paragraph 12)

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What does the author mean by the phrase “leaf litter” as it is used in paragraphs 1, 2, and 9?

• leaves that have been raked into piles

• leaves that have been thrown into trash cans

• leaves that have fallen onto the ground

• leaves that have just started growing on trees

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What can the reader infer about Dr. Val based on the text?

• Dr. Val hopes to move mantella frogs to new places to live.

• Dr. Val believes that mantella frogs are the most important frogs in the rainforest.

• Dr. Val cares about mantella frogs and where they live.

• Dr. Val wants to find ways to use the toxins from mantella frogs to help people.

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Which phrase from paragraph 7 helps the reader understand the meaning of the word sample?

• “…she knows right away…”

• “…touches the tip of her tongue to the frog.”

• “…saves the worst-tasting frogs for closer study.”

• “…back where she found them.”

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What text structure does the author use in the “You Are What You Eat” section?

• The author uses problem and solution to explain how mantella frogs are able to find enough food by eating bugs that other animals do not eat.

• The author uses compare and contrast to explain the similarities and differences between mantella frogs that live in the wild and those kept in captivity.

• The author uses chronological order to explain that mantella frogs found in the wild make less poison today than they did in the past.

• The author uses cause and effect to explain how the diet of mantella frogs impacts the amount of alkaloids in their bodies.

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Which quotation supports the inference that finding mantella frogs in the wild is challenging?

• “She searched for hours to find it, pushing her way through tangled undergrowth and combing through leaf litter. Sweat drips off her forehead.” (paragraph 1)

• “The frog in Dr. Val’s hand is a Madagascar poison frog. It’s small, only about an inch (3 cm) long.” (paragraph 2)

• “These are the mysteries Dr. Val and her friends are trying to solve. She has led two research teams to Madagascar to search for answers.” (paragraph 5)

• “So she saves the worst-tasting frogs for closer study. She places frogs with little or no taste back where she found them.” (paragraph 7)

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How does the information in the text “The Real Frog Princess” compare to the information in the text “The Tiny Mantella Frog”?

• Both texts are firsthand accounts because they are written by people who are scientists studying the poisons made by mantella frogs.

• Both texts are secondhand accounts because they are written by people who researched mantella frogs and how they are studied by scientists.

• “The Real Frog Princess” includes a firsthand account from a scientist who explains the importance of saving mantella frogs, but “The Tiny Mantella Frog” is a secondhand account that describes why there are fewer mantella frogs in Madagascar.

• “The Real Frog Princess” includes firsthand accounts from scientists who studied the different ways that the poisons of mantella frogs are tested, but “The Tiny Mantella Frog” is a secondhand account that explains why the poisons of mantella frogs are so dangerous.

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