The Bald Eagle

Which main ideas of the passage are supported by the details? 

• The bald eagle has been endangered in the past, and the bald eagle is now near extinction. 
• People were responsible for the bald eagle's decline, and people have helped the bald eagle return. 
• The bald eagle has lived in many states, and the bald eagle need to live near lakes and rivers. 
• People were celebrating the bald eagle's return, and people have cut down trees where bald eagles lived. 

What does the word contaminated mean as it is used in the passage? 

• poisoned
• furious
• astonished
• worthless

In "The Eagles are Back" which word is an antonym for gigantic? 

• peaceful
• steady
• bare
• small

How does the author of "The Eagles are Back" support the point "by the mid-1960's many biologists feared our national bird would disappear forever"? 

• by stating the opinion, "this welcome news for wildfire wasn't just the result of good luck"
• by providing the statistic, "few than five hundred breeding pairs of bald eagles were left in the lower forty-eight states" 
• by including the detail, "eagles started to recover in 1974 when the effects of leftover DDT began to wear off"
• by stating the fact, "by the time the program ended in 1988, 124 bald eagles had been hatched there for release into the wild" 

Read the sentences from "The Bald Eagles makes a comeback in Chicago." 
"By the 1960s, just 450 pairs of eagles remained in the lower 48 states.  Today those numbers have soared to more than 9,000..."
What does the word soared mean as it is used in the sentences? 

• risen
• surprised
• mistaken
• found

This question has two parts.  Answer Part One and then answer Part Two.
Part One
What is an inference that can be drawn from "Bald eagles make a comeback in Chicago"?

• People are very interested in seeing the bald eagles in the wild. 
• Bald eagles only live in urban areas. 
• Media coverage has had a negative impact on the eagles. 
• In the future the eagle population will decrease.

Which sentence from the passage best supports the inference in Part One? 
Choose one answer.

• DDT was a really big problem for the bald eagles.
• Some new neighbors are raising a family in St. Paul, Minnesota.
• It's had five million views this year alone. 
• It tells us that we're doing the right thing. 

In "Bald Eagles deaths raising concerns, " the meaning of the prefix "trans-" helps the reader know that "transmission" means

• communication above
• communication beneath
• communication before
• communication across

In "Bald eagle deaths raising concerns," which word is a synonym for restore? 

• react
• reflect
• relate
• repair

What is the overall structure of all three passages? 

• All three passages compare different ways that have been used to increase the number of bald eagles. 
• All three passages discuss the cause and effect of the bald eagle decreasing and then increasing in number.
• All three passages ask a question about the bald eagle has increased in number and then answer it. 
• All three passages discuss the issue of the decreasing number of bald eagles with details in order of importance.