1. Plan and implement suggested lessons in McDL pp 968-979 using the two articles “Zoos Myth and Reality” and ‘”Zoos Connect Us to the World”
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT :ZOOS: MYTH AND REALITY /
ZOOS CONNECT US TO THE NATURAL WORLD
Comprehension
Read each of the following questions. Then choose the letter of the best answer.
(6 points each)
1. What does the author of “Zoos: Myth and Reality” believe that animals in cages at zoos teach the public?
A. a love of wildlife
B. the wrong message
C. a way to feed animals
D. the rules of conservation
2. Distinguish fact and opinion in “Zoos: Myth and Reality.” The statement that polar bear exhibits look like “a Flintstones movie set” is an example of
A. the author’s opinion
B. a scientific experiment
C. a fact from an expert
D. another writer’s belief
3. What claim does the author of “Zoos: Myth and Reality” make in his argument about roadside zoos?
A. These zoos think that they are doing a
good job.
B. Because of these zoos, all zoos should
close.
C. These zoos make animals suffer
terribly.
D. People who enjoy these zoos are cruel.
4. What does the author of “Zoos Connect Us to the Natural World” think zoos do for people who live in cities?
A. make the world seem strange to them
B. make them believe they have traveled
C. convince them to live somewhere else
D. help them appreciate wildlife and
nature
5. The authors of the articles agree that
A. people should learn about and care for wildlife
B. zoos should protect animals from each other
C. a zoo’s main job should be teaching children
D. zoos need to ask people for more money
Vocabulary
Choose the answer that best explains the meaning of each underlined word.
(6 points
each)
6. Propaganda is
A. an expert on zoo construction
B. rules that explain conservation
C. information that supports a cause
D. a person who teaches animal facts
7. What does sterile mean?
A. cold
B. barren
C. private
D. dangerous
8. To languish is to
A. earn respect
B. lose strength
C. gain information
D. fail to save someone
9. Something that is exotic is
A. unusual
B. beautiful
C. captive
D. threatened
10. To exploit means to
A. explain a problem
B. ignore serious danger
C. use for selfish purposes
D. appreciate good treatment
Written Response
Short Response Answer the following questions based on your knowledge of the
articles. Write a sentence or two on a separate sheet of paper.(10 points each)
11. What does “Zoos: Myth and Reality” say is putting pressure on zoos to improve?
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12. According to “Zoos Connect Us to the Natural World,” what projects have
zoos undertaken recently to help animals living in the wild? Include one detail
from the article.
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