Exotic Pets

Look at the picture called "A Bearded Dragon Tank." What does it help you understand about having a bearded dragon for a pet?

• A bearded dragon spends a lot of time outside its tank.

• A bearded dragon is a fun pet to play with.

• A bearded dragon needs a lot of special gear to be healthy.

• A bearded dragon is easy to take care of.

Under which heading in "Exotic Animals Are Not Pets" can you find three examples of exotic pets?

• Is Keeping Exotic Pets Really Fair?

• Are Exotic Pets Fun?

• Can You Give an Exotic Pet Proper Care?

• What Should You Look For in a Pet?

Choose a sentence that tells you the meaning of the word habitat.

• But it can be very hard to give exotic pets what they need to stay healthy.

• The place where an animal lives is called a habitat.

• A snake's habitat needs to be kept at just the right temperature for the snake to be healthy and stay alive.

• The owner must often buy special lights and heaters.

In "Exotic Animals Are Not Pets," what information is found in the part named "Can You Give an Exotic Pet Proper Care?"

• Many exotic pets need special gear to be healthy.

• It is impossible to give an exotic pet the care it needs.

• Exotic pets are not as playful or as cuddly as other animals.

• Healthy exotic pets can help others learn more about animals.

Select one sentence that tells how the picture "A Bearded Dragon Tank" supports the answer in question 4.

• It gives the reader directions for having a bearded dragon.

• It shows what all exotic pets need to stay alive.

• It shows an example of an exotic pet that is happy in a home.

• It shows how many things a bearded dragon habitat needs.

With which sentence would the author of "Stand Out With an Exotic Pet!" agree?

• Snakes are slimy and not likable.

• Snakes will bite people who get too close.

• Snakes need us to keep them safe in the world.

• Snakes are good animals but make bad pets.

With which statement would the authors of both passengers agree?

• exotic pets are not common

• exotic pets are easy to care for

• exotic animals make good pets

• exotic animals should not be pets

About which key detail do the authors of these passages disagree?

• the numbers of exotic and common pets in the United States

• the things that common pets like dogs and cats can do

• the amount of time and care that exotic pets need

• the best way to care for an exotic pet

What is similar about these two passages?

• Both give ideas about caring for common pets.

• Both believe that people like to own pets.

• Both describe how exotic pets would live if they were in the wild.

• Both make people laugh with funny and strange stories about odd pets.