WorksheetsSBAC Practice 2 (Saving Snow Leopards)
Total questions: 6
Worksheet time: 6mins
What does the word "conservation" mean as it is used in paragraph 6?
action
education
preparation
protection
How does paragraph 9 connect to paragraph 6 in the article?
by describing a method for counting snow leopards
by describing what it is like to see a snow leopard
by explaining Why snow leopards are rarely seen by humans
by explaining how scientists identify individual snow leopards
Which idea best explains why Dr. McCarthy and his co-workers traveled to Kyrgyzstan?
"The loss of habitat has caused a food shortage." (paragraph 4)
"But they need more reliable ways to count leopards before they Will know." (paragraph 6)
"They saw no leopards, but they hadn't expected to" (paragraph 7)
"Researchers compared patterns in the photos to identify cats." (paragraph 10)
Which idea from the article best supports the main idea?
“The snow leopard is smaller than the tiger, the lion, and the leopard of Africa and Asia." (paragraph 2)
"Researchers estimate that only 3,500 to 7,500 snow leopards are alive today.' (paragraph 6)
“Each snow leopard’s spot pattern is different." (paragraph 10)
"The cameras had taken photos of 15 different snow leopards at two study sites." (paragraph 10)
How is the article mainly organized?
compare and contrast
sequence Of events
question then answer
cause and effect
HOW does the table at the end Of "Saving Snow Leopards" support the main idea Of the
article?
by showing reasons why snow leopards are struggling to survive
by listing ways to better protect snow leopards
by presenting new information about the habitat of snow leopards
by providing evidence that there are fewer snow leopards alive now than in the past
