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Year of the Panda

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does Lu Yi name the panda?

a)

Ho Yen

b)

Su Lin

c)

Hu Shang

d)

Mr. Po

2.

How does Lu Yi feed the baby panda?

a)

Lu Yi feeds him bamboo

b)

Lu Yi gives him milk through a baby bottle

c)

Lu Yi squirts goat's milk into his mouth

d)

Lu Yi shares his meals with the panda.

3.

How do the people of the village usually get news?

a)

from their relatives

b)

from the barge men

c)

from newspapers

d)

from the radio

4.

Why was the government willing to pay for people to move?

a)

The government wanted the farmland for the pandas to find food.

b)

The government wanted to build a zoo for pandas there.

c)

The government wanted to build a rescue center for pandas there.

d)

The government wanted to build a canal there.

5.

Why were the pandas coming down from the mountains to the land below?

a)

It was cold on top of the mountain.

b)

The pandas were escaping predators.

c)

There were too many pandas on the top of the mountain.

d)

There was no bamboo due to a famine.

6.

Why is there not enough bamboo for the pandas at the top of the mountain?

a)

The bamboo dies off every 60 years.

b)

There were so many pandas that they ate all of the food supply.

c)

The farmers had cut down all of the bamboo.

d)

A lot of rain had washed out the crop.

7.

What is a famine?

a)

A long period of rain.

b)

The process of an animal becoming extinct.

c)

A long period of time with no food.

d)

A group of people who are related.

8.

What are Lu Yi and his father doing when they find Su Lin?

a)

gathering firewood

b)

harvesting their crop

c)

planting their crops

d)

taking a walk

9.

What does the word "daxiong mao" mean?

a)

black and white bear

b)

dog bear

c)

dog fox

d)

bear cat

10.

Why doesn't Lu Yi's family want to take the government money and move?

a)

The government does not offer much money.

b)

Their family has lived on that land for a very long time.

c)

The family would miss their relatives.

d)

Lu Yi's family has plenty of money already.

11.

Why does Lu Yi stay home from school sometimes?

a)

He has to help with the harvest.

b)

He has to take care of Su Lin.

c)

He has to go cut firewood.

d)

He is sick a lot.

12.

Why do you think Su Lin's mother died?

a)

She was attacked by a predator.

b)

She starved because there is not enough bamboo.

c)

She was caught in a trap.

d)

She was old.

13.

Which of the following is NOT one of Lu Yi's chores?

a)

milk the goats

b)

feed the oxen

c)

carry water from the well

d)

feed the chickens

14.

What is the setting of this story?

a)

Japan

b)

United States

c)

India

d)

China

15.

What is the first thing Dr. Di does when she meets Su Lin?

a)

She gives the panda an examination.

b)

She puts her in a cage.

c)

She feeds him.

d)

She gives Lu Yin a tour of the rescue center.

16.

What is one of the goals of the rescue center?

a)

to find all the pandas in the area and bring them to the rescue center

b)

to free all pandas from zoos

c)

to find new varieties of bamboo that will grow in the valley

d)

to convince farmers to sell their land to the government

17.

Why does Lu Yi feel guilty after talking to Dr. Di?

a)

Lu Yi wishes he hadn't brought Su Lin to the rescue center.

b)

Lu Yi feels bad for all of the other pandas.

c)

Lu Yi's home is built on land that the pandas used to roam.

d)

Lu Yi wishes he had taken better care of Su Lin.

18.

What offer does Dr. Di make to Lu Yi at the end of the story?

a)

Dr. askes Lu Yi to try to find more pandas.

b)

Dr. Di offers to pay Lu Yi's parents for their farmland.

c)

Dr. Di asks if Lu Yi would like to come work at the rescue center.

d)

Dr. Di offers to send Lu Yi to the United States.