T.J. the Siberian Tiger Cub

On page 81, what type of visual is used to compare Matthew and T.J.'s weight?

• a bar graph

• a caption

• a picture

• a speech bubble

What is the passage mostly about?

• what tigers do in the wild

• how tigers care for each other

• a tiger that learned to hide and hunt

• a tiger that grew up to be big and healthy

Fill in the blank with the vocabulary word that best completes the sentence.

The mother bear _________ her cubs as they fell asleep.

Fill in the blank with the vocabulary word that best completes the sentence.

The tiger cubs __________ on each other and wrestle playfully.

True or False:

Matthew is the main character of the story.

• True

• False

What was T.J's favorite food?

• beef heart rolled in dried milk

• meatballs

• chicken tenders

• anything he could find in the fridge

When T.J. arrived at the hospital, he was curling up in a corner and ignoring his food. What does ignoring mean?

• moving in circles

• staying away from

• sharing with others

• finishing too quickly

Fill in the blank with the vocabulary word that best completes the sentence.

On his way to work, Caleb drops off his baby at the __________.

Fill in the blank with the vocabulary word that best completes the sentence.

Haley backed away from the coyote as it _________ its teeth.

How is the information in the passage mostly arranged?

• in time order

• as a list of facts

• in order of importance

• as questions and answers