

2/4- Main Idea and Details
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2/4- Main Idea and Details

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Multiple Choice
Read the passage’s summary (below) and the directions that follow.
Sloths move slowly and use algae to blend in with their surroundings to avoid being caught by enemies.
An important detail is missing from the summary. Which detail should be included in the summary?
If caught, sloths will fight fiercely.
Hawks and big cats rely heavily on their eyesight when hunting.
By moving slowly, sloths are less noticeable to predators.
Sloths have razor sharp claws to slash their enemies with.
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Multiple Choice
Which line lists two enemies that a sloth has?
Line 2
Line 3
Line 5
Line 6
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Multiple Choice
Sloths will defend themselves if caught by doing all of the following EXCEPT:
hissing and shrieking
biting
slashing with their claws
kicking
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Open Ended
How do sloths avoid getting caught by enemies? Use two details from the paragraph to support your
response.
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Multiple Choice
Choose whether each sentence describes paragraph 1, paragraph 2, or both
paragraphs.
Orangutans are threatened by mankind.
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Both Paragraphs
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Multiple Choice
Choose whether each sentence describes paragraph 1, paragraph 2, or both
paragraphs.
Orangutans use trees to protect themselves from
the rain and sun, and to sleep.
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Both Paragraphs
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Multiple Choice
Choose whether each sentence describes paragraph 1, paragraph 2, or both
paragraphs.
Orangutans depend on the forest to live.
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Both Paragraphs
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Multiple Choice
Which detail from the passage shows orangutans are resourceful animals?
“Orangutans are also threatened by the illegal wildlife trade.”
“Orangutans are shaggy, red-haired apes...”
“...poachers hunt orangutans for their meat.”
“They even sometimes add a roof built from more branches, so that they will stay dry if it rains.”
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Multiple Choice
Which detail best suggests orangutans are eaten in some parts of the world?
“Orangutans are also threatened by the illegal wildlife trade.”
“Hunters will often...capture their babies to sell as pets.”
“...poachers hunt orangutans for their meat.”
“...the forests in which they live are being cut down to make way for farmland...”
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Open Ended
How are the lives of orangutans endangered? Use two details from the paragraph to support your
response.
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