T.J. The Siberian Tiger Cub

What genre is this story?

• autobiography

• realistic fiction

• fantasy

• informational text

How is the information in the passage mostly arranged?

• in time order

  (chronological)

• as a list of facts

• in order of importance

• as questions and answers

What kind of animal is T.J.?

• Bali tiger

• Sumatran tiger

• Siberian tiger

• Indian tiger

How did the zookeepers watch Buhkra and her cub?

• through a large window in her cage

• with a video camera

• they watched from the other side of the cage

• they watched from an opening above the cage

Buhkra bared her teeth at the zookeepers. What does bared mean?

• showed that she was hungry

• showed them in a playful way

• smiled

• showed them in an angry way

What unexpectedly happened to Buhkra?

• she died of cancer

• she escaped

• she was sent to another zoo

• she died from a heart attack

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

• moving in circles

• staying away from

• sharing with others

• finishing too quickly

After five days of not eating, what were the doctors forced to do?

• force T.J. to eat

• give T.J. milk in a bottle

• feed T.J. with a spoon

• give T.J. dry food

How did T.J. behave after he started getting used to the nursery staff?

• He became very playful.

• He snarled at the doctors.

• He ate only human baby food.

• He made friends with other animals.

What challenge did T.J. face after learning to live with humans?

• he had to learn to live by himself at the zoo

• he had to learn how to growl

• he had to learn how to share