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ShortSnap 5

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does aggressive mean?

a)

Calm

b)

Forceful

c)

full

d)

young

2.

Which phrase helps you understand the meaning of aggressive?

a)

"offer scraps of food"

b)

"could live short lives"

c)

"make them dangerous"

d)

"in search of food"

3.

Which quotation supports the idea that people should be respectful of the way a wild animal survives in its own surroundings?

a)

"People visit national parks to enjoy the beauty"

b)

Sometimes, park visitors offer scraps of food to birds"

c)

People should remember that wild animals can live healthier lives when they hunt."

d)

Sometimes wildlife can become sick with diseases."

4.

Which sentence summarizes the passage?

a)

Animals in national parks can become sick if people get too close.

b)

Animals in national parks can have longer lives if people leave their pets at home.

c)

Visitors to national parks should make careful choices to keep people and animal safe.

d)

Visitors can harm animals and other people in national parks by feeding animals the wrong foods.

5.

What is one ways that show what happens to wildlife when visitors are careless with food?

a)

Wildlife can eat only the foods that birds eat.

b)

Wildlife can catch rabies.

c)

Wildlife can harm others when they look for human food.

d)

Wildlife will not eat the trash from bags.

6.

What is another way that shows what happens to wildlife when visitors are careless with food?

a)

Wildlife can eat only the foods that birds eat.

b)

Wildlife can catch rabies.

c)

Wildlife will not get the foods that they need if they eat human food.

d)

Wildlife will not eat the trash from bags.

7.

Which word mean the same as contract?

a)

catch

b)

cure

c)

stop

d)

touch

8.

Which other word mean the same as contract?

a)

get

b)

cure

c)

stop

d)

touch

9.

How does the author use text structure to present the information in paragraph 8?

a)

The author compares wild animals to tame animals

b)

The author explains the sequence of rules at national parks.

c)

The author presents causes and effects of animal behaviors.

d)

The author describes the most common sounds in national parks.

10.

Which quotation supports the claim that wildlife behavior is sometimes unexpected?

a)

"Wildlife face some serious risks when people get too close"

b)

There are many examples of wild animals deaths from diseases caused from being near people."

c)

"Food-conditioned animals actively look for human food."

d)

"An unusual sound or smell may scare them, and this may cause them to charge toward a visitor."

11.

What does the word stage mean as it is used the sentence?

a)

a platform to perform on

b)

a way to show something off

c)

a performance

d)

a time in the development of something

12.

Which one of these is a true statement about the habitat of a mosquito?

a)

Pupae look for a dry area of land.

b)

Larvae will fly off into a wooded area.

c)

Adult mosquitoes stay close to home.

d)

Eggs must be kept in water to survive.

13.

A central idea in this passage is that even though there are many ______ kinds of mosquitoes.

a)

different

b)

colorful

c)

ugly

d)

pretty

14.

All mosquitoes

a)

have the same life cycle.

b)

bite the same animals.

c)

live in the same habitats.

d)

eat the same bugs.

15.

Which stage stay active in the water?

a)

egg

b)

larva

c)

pupa

d)

adult

16.

Which stage uses blood to help produce eggs?

a)

egg

b)

pupa

c)

larva

d)

adult

17.

Which stage rests until changing into an adult?

a)

egg

b)

larva

c)

pupa

d)

adult

18.

Which stage appears in the first stage of the life cycle?

a)

egg

b)

larva

c)

pupa

d)

adult

19.

What does emerge mean?

a)

come out of

b)

drink out of

c)

sleep inside

d)

swim inside

20.

In which section of the passage would you find information about where a mosquito which bites animals is most likely to live?

a)

egg

b)

larva

c)

pupa

d)

adult

21.

What is one thing you can learn from the diagram at the end of the passage?

a)

Pupae will lay the eggs.

b)

Eggs need water to hatch.

c)

A larva turns into an adult mosquito.

d)

Tells about how mosquitoes are harmful.

22.

What is another thing you can learn from the diagram at the end of the passage?

a)

Pupae will lay the eggs.

b)

A mosquito egg becomes an adult mosquito in 7-10 days.

c)

A larva turns into an adult mosquito.

d)

Tells about how mosquitoes are harmful.

23.

What is one detail from paragraph 6 the provides a reason for this statement: We would probably all prefer them to stay outside!

a)

After feeding, the female mosquitoes look for water sources, where they can lay eggs.

b)

Surprisingly, they do not fly long distances.

c)

Mosquitoes that prefer to bite people will live near them.

d)

These mosquitoes may live near homes or in neighboring woods.

24.

How is paragraph 1 different from paragraphs 3-6?

a)

1 tells about how mosquitoes are helpful; 3-6 tell about how mosquitoes lay eggs.

b)

1 tells about why mosquitoes bit humans; 3-6 tell about how mosquitoes lay eggs.

c)

1 tells about why mosquitoes need water; 3-6 tell about the different habitats of a mosquito.

d)

1 tells about how mosquitoes are harmful and 3-6 tell about the different stages of a mosquito's life.