6th Grade NJSLA Test Prep Quiz # 3

The author makes the claim that steps have been taken to help endangered tigers. Select the main strategy used throughout the article to develop the claim.

• The author explains a problem and then presents solutions.

• The author details the cause and effect of an event or action.

• The author shares important events or actions in their order of importance.

• The author presents a detailed list of problems.

Select three pieces of evidence that support the answer to Part A.

• They’re also special to visitors who travel to Cleveland Metroparks Zoo in Ohio for a glimpse of these rare cubs.

• They keep a computerized family tree of zoo tigers that helps match males and females for breeding.

• The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and other organizations are working with the Russian government to set aside protected areas for these big cats.

• Tatja, whom zookeeper Steve Gove describes as ‘a mellow tiger,’ gets along well with Gaia and likes watching his cubs play.

• “In 1981, the American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA) started the Species Survival Plan (SSP)…”

What is the author’s main purpose in “The Stripes Will Survive”?

• to describe the different lessons Gaia teaches her cubs

• to explain recent changes in how zoos raise Siberian tigers

• to explain the efforts being made to preserve Siberian tigers

• to describe how Danya and Dasha interact with their parents

Which sentence from the article supports the answer to Part A?

• It doesn’t seem like a very smart game, considering Mom is a Siberian tigress!

• Only about 400 of those are Siberian tigers, which are the largest, lightest-colored, and longest-furred tigers.

• And only 500 Siberian tigers live in zoos.

• Rangers patrol for poachers, and educational programs help the local people understand the need to protect Siberian tigers.

Read the sentence from paragraph 14 of the passage “The Zoos Go Wild.”

Housing animals in spaces that were as close to the animals’ habitats as the designers could make them was an important step in the struggle to save endangered species.

What does the word endangered mean as it is used in the sentence?

• distant

• aggressive

• frightened

• threatened

Which detail from paragraph 14 of the passage supports the answer to Part A?

• . . . large-scale redesigning of zoos didn’t begin until the 1960s . . . .

• . . . dwindled to the point of vanishing.

• Zoo designers traveled to the animals’ natural habitats in faraway places . . . .

• . . . how the animals used the space and behaved in it.

Which detail from the passage “The Zoos Go Wild” supports the idea that Willie changed after being moved into his new home?

• the comparison of the grassy area to Willie’s African home

• the mention of Willie’s large size and magnificent appearance

• the description of Willie’s behavior with his companions

• the comparison of Willie to gorillas that live in the wild

Which paragraph from the passage best supports the answer to Part A?

• paragraph 7

• paragraph 9

• paragraph 10

• paragraph 11

Choose a central idea that is developed in both “The Stripes Will Survive” and “The Zoos Go Wild.”

• Zoos are constantly changing exhibits to keep visitors interested in the animals.

• Zoos are sometimes responsible for caring for animals that people have abandoned.

• One responsibility of a zoo is to prevent the extinction of species by breeding them.

• Zoos are changing their approaches to caring for their animals.

Choose one detail from each passage that supports the answer to Part A.

• Gaia had never had cubs before, but Gove says, ‘She’s been an absolutely perfect mother—tolerant, loving and protective.’ (“The Stripes Will Survive”)

• But Danya and his twin sister, Dasha, know how special they are to their mother. (“The Stripes Will Survive”)

• Thousands of other zoo animals throughout the world have been moved into new homes that replaced the old, cramped cages in which they lived before. (passage from “The Zoos Go Wild”)

• They hung an old tire from a wall of his cage and put a television set in one corner. (“The Zoos Go Wild”)

• In 1981, the American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA) started the Species Survival Plan (SSP) to make sure that threatened and endangered animal species don’t disappear. (“The Stripes Will Survive”)