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WorksheetsRoar In The Darkness
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 11mins
What was Colonel J.H. Patterson doing in Africa?
Hunting lions
Building a railroad
Learning about wild lions
Finding animals for a museum
Why did Patterson think lions were not to blame for the attacks at first?
People thought wildebeests were to blame.
There were no lions living in this part of Africa.
People did not think lions would attack a noisy campsite.
The passing trains on the railroad usually scared lions away
In the sentence “There was a drought in the area during the year of the killings,” drought means ________.
Scary animal
Lack of rain
Disease outbreak
Lion hunter
What do you learn that lions are listed as “vulnerable”?
On the map on page 16
In the first paragraph of the article
In the sidebar at the bottom of page 18
Below the heading “Crazy With Fear” on page 17
Which detail is true about the lions that Patterson encountered?
They were weak and in need of food.
They had been kicked out of a den.
They were strong and powerful hunters.
They disappeared when humans arrived.
“These Lions Need Your Help” is mostly about...
How lions are dangerous
Why people still try to hunt lions
How lions are important to humans
Why the lion population dropped
“These Lions Need Your Help” is mostly about...
How lions are dangerous
Why people still try to hunt lions
How lions are important to humans
Why the lion population dropped
Which of these would NOT be considered a synonym for the word “single-minded” ?
Determined
Intense
Half-hearted
Concentrating on one goal or purpose.
Which of these statements is FALSE?
Lions crept into nearby farms and snatch goats and sheep. Many farmers would kill the lions to prevent them from stricking again!
The past 20 years, the number of wild lions has dropped by 45%.
Lions had a lot of their original habitat to roam and look for food.
Africa’s lion population has fallen dramatically, and scientist warn that lions could be extinct by 2050.
Which of these did the Panthera organization NOT do?
Brainstorm new solutions for lion safety.
Raise money to support national parks.
Puts lions in cages.
Chase lions away from homes and farms.
