“Saving America's Wolves” Quiz

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Directions: Read the article "Saving America's Wolves" in the May/June 2019 issue of Storyworks Jr. Then fill in the bubble next to the best answer for each question below. Make sure you enter your email address at the top of the quiz. When you are finished taking the quiz, click "SUBMIT" to send your answers to your teacher.

1. Which feeling caused pioneers to kill wolves?

fear

anger

sadness

excitement

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2. Which line from the text supports the answer to question 1?

“Before the 1800s, as many as 2 million wolves lived in America.”

“But then pioneers moved to these parts of the U.S.”

“They told their kids stories in which wolves ate humans.”

“They tricked them into eating poisoned meat.”

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3. How did the loss of wolves change the earth?It made the earth a better place for all plants and animals.

It made the earth a better place for all plants and animals.

It didn’t make much of a change.

It made it harder for some plants and animals to live.

It made it harder for elk to live.

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4. Why are wolves called apex predators?

They eat more meat than any other animal.

They’re at the top of their food chain.

They’re dangerous to humans.

They eat very little meat.

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5. What did people do when they learned that wolves are important to the earth?

They tried to protect wolves.

They began hunting wolves.

They went to see wolves.

They told scary stories about wolves.

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6. What happened after wolves were brought to Yellowstone National Park?

People began hunting wolves.

Wolves stopped forming packs.

Wolves became extinct.

The number of wolves went up.

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7. In the last section of the article, the human wants to:

hurt the wolf.

feed the wolf.

study the wolf.

take the wolf away.

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8. What is a main idea you learn from this article?

Wolves are dangerous to humans.

Wolves are important to the earth.

Wolves don’t matter much.

Wolves don’t need to be protected.

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Constructed Response

Directions: Answer the question below in short, well-written paragraph. Make sure to use details from the article.

9. What is one way humans have changed the number of wolves?

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