WorksheetsREADING deer activity
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
According to paragraph 1, which of the following is true of the white-tailed deer
of Puget Sound?
It is native to lowlands and marshes
It is more closely related to the mule deer of eastern Washington than to
other types of deer.
It has replaced the black-tailed deer in the open prairie
It no longer lives in a particular type of habitat that it once occupied.
The word “inhibits” in the passage is closest in meaning to
consists of
combines
restricts
establishes
It can be inferred from the discussion in paragraph 2 that winter conditions
cause some deer to hibernate
make food unavailable in the highlands for deer
make it easier for deer to locate understory plants
prevent deer from migrating during the winter
The author tells the story of the explorers Lewis and Clark in paragraph 3 in order
to illustrate which of the following points?
The number of deer within the Puget Sound region has varied over time
Most of the explorers who came to the Puget Sound area were primarily interested in hunting game.
There was more game for hunting in the East of the United States than in the West.
Individual explorers were not as successful at locating game as were the trading companies.
The phrase “in the same breath” in the passage is closest in meaning to
impatiently
humorously
continuously
immediately
Why does the author ask readers to recall “the fate of the Columbian white-tailed
deer” in the discussion of changes in the wilderness landscape?
To provide support for the idea that habitat destruction would lead to
population decline
To compare how two species of deer caused biotic changes in the wilderness
environment
To provide an example of a species of deer that has successfully adapted to
human settlement
To argue that some deer species must be given a protected status
According to paragraph 3, how had Fort Vancouver changed by the time David
Douglas returned in 1832?
The fort had become the headquarters for the Hudson’s Bay Company
Deer had begun populating the meadows around the fort.
Deer populations near the fort had been destroyed.
Crop yields in the area around the fort had decreased.
Which of the following statements about deer populations is supported by the
information in paragraph 4?
Deer populations reached their highest point during the 1940s and then began to decline
The activities of settlers contributed in unexpected ways to the growth of some deer populations in later times
The clearing of wilderness land for construction caused biotic changes from which the black-tailed deer population has never recovered
Since the 1940s the winter populations of deer have fluctuated more than the
summer populations have
The phrase “indefinite period” in the passage is closest in meaning to a period
whose end has not been determined
that does not begin when expected
that lasts only briefly
whose importance remains unknown
The word “rebound” in the passage is closest in meaning to
decline
recovery
exchange
movement
