Protecting the Platypus
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Patrick Patrick
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English
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5th Grade
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1.
Multiple Choice
The platypus is unusual in many ways. Which of the following statements about the platypus is not true?
The platypus only has three webbed feet.
The platypus lives in Australia.
The platypus lays eggs.
The platypus provides milk to its young directly through the skin.
2.
Multiple Choice
How does the author organize the information in this passage?
The author lists events of a platypus' life in chronological order.
The author identifies the problems facing the platypus and provides some solutions.
The author compares the viewpoints of those who want to save the platypus with those who want to destroy its habitats.
The author describes an effort to save the platypus and then describes the animal in detail.
3.
Multiple Choice
Read the sentences:
1. "In summer 2005 the situation grew more intense as workers began clearing the land."
2. "'We're not moving until we save this place,' protester John Woodlands told a reporter."
How does sentence 2 relate to sentence 1?
Sentence 2 supports sentence 1's claim that the situation grew more intense
Sentence 1 supports sentence 2's claim that John Woodlands would not move.
Sentence 2 contrasts with sentence 1, giving an opposite opinion.
Sentence 2 provides details about the summer of 2005, mentioned in sentence 1.
4.
Multiple Choice
Read the sentences:
"...and a flat tail like a paddle. The animal uses its front limbs for swimming. Its tail functions as a rudder."
The author uses words in these sentences to compare the platypus to a
dolphin
wooden beam
human
boat
5.
Multiple Choice
What is this passage mostly about?
the effects of platypus protection
the difference between Australian and other continents' animals
the platypus's unique features and efforts to save them
differing viewpoints on the importance of saving the platypus
6.
Multiple Choice
The question below is an incomplete sentence. Choose the answer that best completes the sentence.
Many people are trying to save the platypus __________ the supermarket will probably be built anyway.
even though
while
because
after
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