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Test Topic(s): Reading, Non-Fiction

Read the following text/image to answer questions 1 through 5

Alligators


Alligators have been around since the age of dinosaurs. They can grow up to 20 feet long and can reach weights of more than half a ton. Wild alligators have a natural fear of people, however, when people feed them they associate humans with food and lose their fear. It is very important not to feed or approach alligators.
Alligators are cold-blooded animals. This means that their body temperatures adjust to surrounding temperatures. When cold, they may become inactive and will search for a sunny area or dig down into the mud under water. Alligators are generally more active when the weather is warm.

Only the alligator's head and part of its back are visible above the water when an alligator swims at the surface. This makes it easier for an alligator to approach its prey undetected. Foods an alligator may eat include fish, turtles, mammals, birds, dead animals and other alligators.

Alligators are native to only two countries: the United States and China.The majority of American Alligators inhabit Florida and Louisiana, with over a million alligators in each state.

Question 1:
What length can an alligator grow up to?
up to 10 feet
up to 20 feet
up to 200 feet
up to 2 feet
Question 2:
How much can an alligator weigh up to?
more than half a pound
more than half a gram
more than 1,000 ton
more than half a ton
Question 3:
Alligators are ________ animals.
cold-blooded
hot-blooded
nocturnal
pet
Question 4:
Which fact about alligators is NOT correct?
they are more active when the weather is warm
they are more active when the weather is cold
they search for a sunny area when the weather is cold
their body temperatures adjust to surrounding temperatures
Question 5:
Where do majority of alligators inhabit in United States of America?
Florida and Nevada
Oregon and Utah
Florida and Louisiana
Florida and Georgia
Read the following text/image to answer questions 6 through 10

Olympic National Park


Olympic National Park, in the northwest corner of Washington state, is like a giant jigsaw puzzle of people, wildlife, plants and many habitats. Nearly a million acres of forests, mountains, lakes, rivers and coast are protected for the enjoyment of visitors.

The first residents of the Olympics were American Indians. Both men and women worked on important tasks. The men hunted for elk, bear and deer, and fished for salmon. Using dugout cedar canoes, some tribes hunted for whales in the Pacific Ocean. The women had equally important tasks of gathering berries and collecting cedar bark, sometimes using canoes for transportation. They spent many hours weaving cedar bark into baskets and clothing, including conical hats to shed the rain. Women cooked over an open fire, which vented through a hole in the roof of the cedar long house.
Question 6:
Where is Olympic National Park located?
Florida
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Washington
Question 7:
Who were the first residents of the Olympics?
European Settlers
American Indians
British Americans
Asian Americans
Question 8:
What task did the American Indian men of Olympics do?
gathered berries
collected cedar bark
hunting and fishing
farming
Question 9:
Where did the American Indian tribes hunted for Whales?
in the Atlantic Ocean
in the Indian Ocean
in the Lake Tahoe
in the Pacific Ocean
Question 10:
What did the American Indians use for transportation?
trains
airplanes
canoes
horse carriages

 





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