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Parrots over Puerto Rico

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 31mins

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Class
Date
1.

What bodies of water surround Puerto Rico? (pg. 347)

a)

Caribbean Sea

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean

2.

What is the name of the group of people that came over to the island around 800 CE? (pg. 348)

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3.

The Tainos called the parrots "iguaca" because of...? (pg. 348)

a)

Because of how they looked

b)

Because of the songs they sang

c)

After the bird's harsh call

d)

After a famous person

4.

What was the name of the island AFTER Columbus sailed to Boriquen and claimed the island for Spain?

What was the parrots new name? (pg. 349)

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5.

What group of people were brought to the island in 1513? (pg. 350)

a)

Americans

b)

Mexicans

c)

Africans

d)

Europeans

6.

Why were African people being brought over to the island? (pg. 350)

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7.

Why did other countries want to capture Puerto Rico? What did Puerto Rico do to defend themselves?

(pg. 351)

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8.

What other animals are attacking the parrots and their nests?

a)

red-tailed hawks

b)

bats

c)

coyotes

d)

pearly-eyed thrashers

9.

What is the problem with the black rats and the parrots? (pg. 352)

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10.

In what year did the Puerto Ricans become U.S citizens? (pg. 352)

a)

1917

b)

1918

c)

1919

d)

1920

11.

What is one of the many reasons that parrots were disappearing? (pg. 353)

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12.

What did the government of Puerto Rico do in 1968? (pg. 355)

a)

They declared Puerto Rico as a state

b)

They gave the island back to Spain

c)

They created the Puerto Rico Parrot Recovery Program

d)

They introduced new birds to the area

13.

In your opinion, what could be a possible problem with raising parrots in captivity?

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14.

What was the effect of the special nesting boxes? (pg. 357)

a)

The parrots got scared of the boxes

b)

The pearly-eyed thrashers left the parrots nesting boxes alone

c)

The parrots did not care

d)

The parrots were successfully having baby parrots

15.

What happened with the parrots in 2006? (pg. 362)

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