Is the zebra a white animal with black stripes? Or is it a black animal with white stripes?

Scientists believe that an early ancestor of the zebra was a dark, horselike animal. This creature had no stripes. These solid-colored animals stood out in their surroundings. As a result, they were more likely to be attacked. Over time, some of these animals began to give birth to babies with light-colored stripes. Because the stripes helped to hide the young animals' bodies, it was harder for enemies to catch these animals. Since more of the striped animals survived over many generations, there were more and more striped animals. Eventually, the black-and-white creature known as the zebra was born.

Which clue word or words in the article signal the reason that solid-colored animals were more likely to be attacked?

Is the zebra a white animal with black stripes? Or is it a black animal with white stripes?

Scientists believe that an early ancestor of the zebra was a dark, horselike animal. This creature had no stripes. These solid-colored animals stood out in their surroundings. As a result, they were more likely to be attacked. Over time, some of these animals began to give birth to babies with light-colored stripes. Because the stripes helped to hide the young animals' bodies, it was harder for enemies to catch these animals. Since more of the striped animals survived over many generations, there were more and more striped animals. Eventually, the black-and-white creature known as the zebra was born.

Because scientists believe that its ancestor was a dark, horselike animal with no stripes, the zebra ________________.

Simon won a trip to an island in the North Atlantic Ocean. His choices were Greenland or Iceland. Simon didn't want to visit Iceland. Just its name made him feel cold. Greenland sounded like a much better place.

What Simon didn't know was that Greenland isn't really green. In fact, it's probably one of the least green places on Earth. Most of Greenland lies above the Arctic Circle and is covered with thick ice. In 982 A.D., the Viking leader Eric the Red established a colony there. he hoped to attract more settlers to the frozen island, so he called it "Greenland." The island population, however, stayed small. Today, most Greenlanders live near the southwest coast. It is the warmest part of the island. It is also the only area where grass and trees grow.

If Simon had studied his geography better, he would have known that Iceland is south of Greenland. Only the northern tip of Iceland touches the Arctic Circle. Iceland has far more green land that its neighbor. Part of Iceland is covered by ice, but the island also has hundreds of natural hot springs and volcanoes. Greenland is 840,000 square miles in area and has about 60,000 people, whereas Iceland is 20 times smaller in area and has at least four times as many people. Most Icelanders also live on the milder, southwest coast.

How are Greenland and Iceland alike?

Simon won a trip to an island in the North Atlantic Ocean. His choices were Greenland or Iceland. Simon didn't want to visit Iceland. Just its name made him feel cold. Greenland sounded like a much better place.

What Simon didn't know was that Greenland isn't really green. In fact, it's probably one of the least green places on Earth. Most of Greenland lies above the Arctic Circle and is covered with thick ice. In 982 A.D., the Viking leader Eric the Red established a colony there. he hoped to attract more settlers to the frozen island, so he called it "Greenland." The island population, however, stayed small. Today, most Greenlanders live near the southwest coast. It is the warmest part of the island. It is also the only area where grass and trees grow.

If Simon had studied his geography better, he would have known that Iceland is south of Greenland. Only the northern tip of Iceland touches the Arctic Circle. Iceland has far more green land that its neighbor. Part of Iceland is covered by ice, but the island also has hundreds of natural hot springs and volcanoes. Greenland is 840,000 square miles in area and has about 60,000 people, whereas Iceland is 20 times smaller in area and has at least four times as many people. Most Icelanders also live on the milder, southwest coast.

In what way are the two islands different?

Simon won a trip to an island in the North Atlantic Ocean. His choices were Greenland or Iceland. Simon didn't want to visit Iceland. Just its name made him feel cold. Greenland sounded like a much better place.

What Simon didn't know was that Greenland isn't really green. In fact, it's probably one of the least green places on Earth. Most of Greenland lies above the Arctic Circle and is covered with thick ice. In 982 A.D., the Viking leader Eric the Red established a colony there. he hoped to attract more settlers to the frozen island, so he called it "Greenland." The island population, however, stayed small. Today, most Greenlanders live near the southwest coast. It is the warmest part of the island. It is also the only area where grass and trees grow.

If Simon had studied his geography better, he would have known that Iceland is south of Greenland. Only the northern tip of Iceland touches the Arctic Circle. Iceland has far more green land that its neighbor. Part of Iceland is covered by ice, but the island also has hundreds of natural hot springs and volcanoes. Greenland is 840,000 square miles in area and has about 60,000 people, whereas Iceland is 20 times smaller in area and has at least four times as many people. Most Icelanders also live on the milder, southwest coast.

One thing the islands have in common is that _____________.

Simon won a trip to an island in the North Atlantic Ocean. His choices were Greenland or Iceland. Simon didn't want to visit Iceland. Just its name made him feel cold. Greenland sounded like a much better place.

What Simon didn't know was that Greenland isn't really green. In fact, it's probably one of the least green places on Earth. Most of Greenland lies above the Arctic Circle and is covered with thick ice. In 982 A.D., the Viking leader Eric the Red established a colony there. he hoped to attract more settlers to the frozen island, so he called it "Greenland." The island population, however, stayed small. Today, most Greenlanders live near the southwest coast. It is the warmest part of the island. It is also the only area where grass and trees grow.

If Simon had studied his geography better, he would have known that Iceland is south of Greenland. Only the northern tip of Iceland touches the Arctic Circle. Iceland has far more green land that its neighbor. Part of Iceland is covered by ice, but the island also has hundreds of natural hot springs and volcanoes. Greenland is 840,000 square miles in area and has about 60,000 people, whereas Iceland is 20 times smaller in area and has at least four times as many people. Most Icelanders also live on the milder, southwest coast.

In the story, the clue word whereas is used to contrast the islands' _____________________.

The year was 1789. The British ship Bounty sailed in the South Pacific Ocean. Its mission was to bring breadfruit trees from Tahiti to British settlements in the Caribbean. The captain of the Bounty was William Bligh. Captain Bligh was an excellent sailor, but he was a cruel commander, he controlled his crew with harsh treatment. Many of the men hated them.

One of the crew was Fletcher Christian. The other sailors respected Christian, and when he spoke that forbidden word - mutiny - the men listened. Mutiny meant taking over the ship. Mutiny was forbidden by law, but the crew had reached its breaking point. Mutiny it would be! If British sailors who mutinied were ever caught, they would be hanged. And a captain who could not prevent a mutiny did not escape punishment either.

The crew seized control of the Bounty. They put Captain Bligh into a small boat. Eighteen sailors refused to go with the mutiny. So they were put into the boat with Bligh. The boat was set adrift in the vast ocean.

The mutineers had to hide where no British vessel would ever find them. Eventually, they sailed the Bounty toward a tiny mountainous island more than one thousand miles southeast of Tahiti. No people lived there. So it was that Fletcher Christian and eight other mutineers, along with six men and twelve women of Polynesia, came to live on Pitcairn Island.

Meanwhile, Captain Bligh and the others sailed their small vessel 3,500 miles to safety. Eventually, they returned to England.

What probably happened to the Bounty?

The year was 1789. The British ship Bounty sailed in the South Pacific Ocean. Its mission was to bring breadfruit trees from Tahiti to British settlements in the Caribbean. The captain of the Bounty was William Bligh. Captain Bligh was an excellent sailor, but he was a cruel commander, he controlled his crew with harsh treatment. Many of the men hated them.

One of the crew was Fletcher Christian. The other sailors respected Christian, and when he spoke that forbidden word - mutiny - the men listened. Mutiny meant taking over the ship. Mutiny was forbidden by law, but the crew had reached its breaking point. Mutiny it would be! If British sailors who mutinied were ever caught, they would be hanged. And a captain who could not prevent a mutiny did not escape punishment either.

The crew seized control of the Bounty. They put Captain Bligh into a small boat. Eighteen sailors refused to go with the mutiny. So they were put into the boat with Bligh. The boat was set adrift in the vast ocean.

The mutineers had to hide where no British vessel would ever find them. Eventually, they sailed the Bounty toward a tiny mountainous island more than one thousand miles southeast of Tahiti. No people lived there. So it was that Fletcher Christian and eight other mutineers, along with six men and twelve women of Polynesia, came to live on Pitcairn Island.

Meanwhile, Captain Bligh and the others sailed their small vessel 3,500 miles to safety. Eventually, they returned to England.

Which clue hinted that Captain Bligh would be able to sail his small boat to safety?

The year was 1789. The British ship Bounty sailed in the South Pacific Ocean. Its mission was to bring breadfruit trees from Tahiti to British settlements in the Caribbean. The captain of the Bounty was William Bligh. Captain Bligh was an excellent sailor, but he was a cruel commander, he controlled his crew with harsh treatment. Many of the men hated them.

One of the crew was Fletcher Christian. The other sailors respected Christian, and when he spoke that forbidden word - mutiny - the men listened. Mutiny meant taking over the ship. Mutiny was forbidden by law, but the crew had reached its breaking point. Mutiny it would be! If British sailors who mutinied were ever caught, they would be hanged. And a captain who could not prevent a mutiny did not escape punishment either.

The crew seized control of the Bounty. They put Captain Bligh into a small boat. Eighteen sailors refused to go with the mutiny. So they were put into the boat with Bligh. The boat was set adrift in the vast ocean.

The mutineers had to hide where no British vessel would ever find them. Eventually, they sailed the Bounty toward a tiny mountainous island more than one thousand miles southeast of Tahiti. No people lived there. So it was that Fletcher Christian and eight other mutineers, along with six men and twelve women of Polynesia, came to live on Pitcairn Island.

Meanwhile, Captain Bligh and the others sailed their small vessel 3,500 miles to safety. Eventually, they returned to England.

If the British navy found the mutineers, the mutineers would probably have __________________.