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Tigers
Reading Comprehension Quiz
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Which is NOT a reason in the article explaining why tigers are hunted?
Because tigers are hunted for enjoyment by some people
Because tiger parts are used as medicines in some cultures
Because some tigers attack local villages
Because tiger skins are worth a lot of money
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Which animal does NOT grow larger than the tiger?
Brown bear
Lion
Polar bear
All of these animals grow larger than a tiger
How do you know this? Cite the text in your answer.
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Which number is CLOSEST to the estimation of the wild Tiger population in 2003?
30,000
100,000
3,000
140
Why do you believe this? Cite the text in your answer.
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Which best describes the author's main purpose in writing this article?
To entertain readers with stories about how tigers hunt and are hunted
To provide readers with interesting information about the lifestyles of tigers
To persuade readers to help the world's tiger population and to offer ways to help
To explain to readers why the world's tiger population is endangered
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Information in the third paragraph is MAINLY organized using which text structure?
Cause and effect
Compare and contrast
Spatial order
Chronological order
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Which best explains why tigers have lost so much of their habitat according to the text?
Because humans have changed the land
Because humans are afraid of tigers
Because tigers need so much space to survive
Because tiger skins are extremely valuable
How do you know this? Use text to support your argument.
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Based on information in the text, which best explains why tigers are poached?
Poachers hunt tigers because they enjoy killing dangerous animals.
Poachers hunt tigers for medicine to cure sick family members.
Poachers hunt tigers to earn large amounts money.
Poachers hunt tigers to protect their families from dangerous animals.
How do you know this? Use the text in your response.
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Which best explains why it is so difficult to preserve the wild tiger population?
Tigers hunt in large packs and there are too few tigers left to make these packs.
Wild Tigers do not get along with most other animals.
Wild tigers must make their homes close to rivers and the world's rivers are evaporating.
Wild tigers require a lot of space.
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Which of the following is an opinion?
South China tigers were brought to live in South Africa.
Humans have endangered the world's wild tiger population.
Saving the wild tiger population is important.
Tigers can grow up to eleven feet long.
Why do you believe this? Explain your answer completely.
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Based on context, which best defines the term "rewilded" as used in the last paragraph?
To bring animals born in zoos back to nature
To teach animals to coexist with humans
To preserve animals by keeping them in zoos
To teach humans to coexist with animals
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What does the following idiom mean?
"other parts of the tiger can also fetch a pretty penny."
"other parts of the tiger can also fetch a pretty penny."
The tiger is a very beautiful animal.
Tigers can be trained to do tricks like in the circus.
The fur is the only valuable part of the tiger.
Other parts of the tiger are worth a lot of money.
Why do you believe this? Explain your answer completely.
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Which conclusion could be best supported by information from the text?
Efforts to save tigers have had some success, but there are many obstacles to recovery.
Efforts to save tigers have failed completely.
Efforts to save tigers have failed before, but there are many economic reasons to keep trying.
Efforts to save tigers have been so successful that they saved tigers from endangerment.
Why do you believe this? Cite evidence from the text to support your response.
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