PAIRED PASSAGE- Elephants

You can tell that “Elephant Trouble” is a

narrative poem because it —

• uses rhyme

• has line breaks

• tells a story

• gives directions

“Besides, he’d squash it flat!” in line 12

appeals mostly to the reader’s sense of —

• sight

• taste

• smell

• touch

What is the most likely reason the author

wrote this article?

• To describe what wild elephants look like

• To compare different kinds of elephants

• To inform the reader about animals in the

  Sahara Desert

• To explain how people can protect

  wild elephants

The author most likely believes that

elephants in the circus —

• learn important tricks

• are lucky to be there

• do not belong there

• entertain many people

The word small in the poem is the opposite

of which word from the article?

• huge

• powerful

• long

• safe

One idea in both the poem and
the article is —

• zoo animals are tame

• elephants are very big

• people need to help wild elephants

• zoos are a good place for elephants

Both the speaker of the poem and
the author of the article —

• are afraid of elephants

• like elephants

• think elephants belong in the zoo

• have no feelings about elephants

Read the diagram and use it to
answer the question.

Which of these ideas belongs on the

blank lines?

• Any pick-up truck can be used to rescue

  an escaped elephant.

• Using elephant food is a good way to

  move an elephant.

• Big cages are the best way to hold an

  escaped elephant.

• Only experts should try to rescue an

  escaped elephant.