TJ the Siberian Tiger Cub Comprehension Test

What genre is this story?

• autobiography

• realistic fiction

• fantasy

• informational text

What kind of animal is T.J.?

• Bali tiger

• Sumatran tiger

• Siberian tiger

• Indian tiger

How did the zookeepers watch Buhkra and her cub?

• through a large window in her cage

• with a video camera

• they watched from the other side of the cage

• they watched from an opening above the cage

Buhkra bared her teeth at the zookeepers. What does bared mean?

• showed that she was hungry

• showed them in a playful way

• smiled

• showed them in an angry way

What unexpectedly happened to Buhkra?

• she died of cancer

• she escaped

• she was sent to another zoo

• she died from a heart attack

After five days of not eating, what were the doctors forced to do?

• force T.J. to eat

• give T.J milk in a bottle

• feed T.J. with a spoon

• give T.J. dry food

What challenge did T.J face after learning to live with humans?

• he had to learn to live by himself at the zoo

• he had to learn how to growl

• he had to learn how to hunt

• he had to learn how to share

How did Shelia get T.J. to know her?

• she walked around in the cage

• she gave him baths

• she took him on walks

• she fed him by hand

Where did T.J. end up living?

• a zoo in Colorado Springs, Colorado

• a zoo in Billings, Montana

• a zoo in San Antonio, Texas

• a zoo in San Diego, California

T.J. went to the fence and chuffled. What did that show Cindy?

• he was lonely

• he was hungry

• he was growing up

• he remembered her