Article: "Gaining Ground"

1.	The author wrote this story to

A.	tell you about new steps scientists are taking to protect jaguars.
B.	convince you to become a conservationist.
C.	inform you about the success of wildlife sanctuaries around the world.
D.	compare jaguars with panthers.

Article: "Gaining Ground"

2.	What does the word habitat mean?

A.	"a large piece of land that is used for farming and ranching"
B.	"an organization that helps to create wildlife parks"
C.	"an area of land that is protected by the government"
D.	"the place where an animal or a plant naturally lives and grows"

Article: "Gaining Ground"

3.	Which of the following is a fact about jaguars?

A.	They are interesting animals to study.
B.	They have lost more than half of their habitat in the past 100 years.
C.	They are the most terrifying of all big cats.
D.	They are beautiful animals.

Article: "Gaining Ground"

4.	What is one reason some conservation groups are creating a corridor for jaguars?

A.	to help jaguars return to the United States
B.	to prevent jaguars from attacking livestock
C.	to keep jaguars from roaming into the United States
D.	All of the above

Article: "A New Guide to Eating Well"

5.	You can tell from reading this article that

A.	the government is not interested in Americans' health.
B.	if kids eat right, they don't need to exercise to stay fit.
C.	the food-pyramid guidelines haven't changed in decades.
D.	diet and exercise affect our health.

Article: "Dinos for Dinner"

6.	You can tell from reading this article that

A.	fossils give us little information about the past.
B.	early mammals didn't eat meat.
C.	scientists are still learning about life in the Mesozoic era.
D.	dinosaurs did not exist 130 million years ago.

Article: "Dinos for Dinner"

7.	What did scientists learn from the two fossil discoveries?

A.	Early mammals were about the size of squirrels.
B.	Some ancient mammals may have competed with small dinosaurs for land and food.
C.	Parrot dinosaurs are meat-eaters.
D.	Early mammals hunted at night.

Article: "Kids Lend a Hand"

8.	This story is mostly about

A.	the tsunami that hit South Asia on December 26.
B.	schools in Tennessee.
C.	kids who have raised money to help victims of the tsunami.
D.	how to start a class fund-raiser.

Article: "Top 5"

9.	What was the temperature on the coldest Presidential Inauguration Day?

A.	29°F
B.	32°F
C.	16°F
D.	7°F

Article: "Gaining Ground"

10.	Do you think it's important to protect jaguars? Why or why not?

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