Learn More About Rabbit-proof Fence Story Quiz
Read the story and answer the questions that follow.
- 1.Which sentence best summarizes paragraphs 2 and 3?
- A.
English citizens introduced rabbits to Australia to remind them of home.
- B.
An English immigrant first introduced rabbits to Australia in 1859.
- C.
After rabbits were introduced to Australia, their increasing numbers caused a problem.
- D.
After moving rapidly through Victoria, rabbits began traveling west.
- 2.The use of the word “marching” in paragraph 3 presents the rabbits as —
- A.
A band of musicians
- B.
An unorganized group
- C.
A holiday parade
- D.
An advancing army
- 3.What does the word radically mean in paragraph 5?
- A.
Drastically
- B.
Slowly
- C.
Probably
- D.
Easily
- 4.Which word from paragraph 6 best shows that the rabbit problem seemed to be spreading out of control?
- A.
Serious
- B.
Plague
- C.
Solution
- D.
Cross
- 5.In paragraph 6, the word formulate means —
- A.
Figure out
- B.
Take a vote on
- C.
Decide against
- D.
Run tests on
- 6.In paragraph 9, the weather conditions and loneliness were hardships faced by —
- A.
The increasing numbers of rabbits
- B.
The animals whose homes were ruined
- C.
The people who built the fences
- D.
The farmers whose crops were destroyed
- 7.Which of these contributed most to the growing rabbit population?
- A.
Lack of natural predators
- B.
The construction of fences
- C.
Laws against hunting rabbits
- D.
Farmers raising rabbits
- 8.Finding water for camels was difficult because —
- A.
The water supplies dried up at certain times of the year
- B.
Water wells were often located hundreds of miles apart
- C.
The project involved too many animals that needed water
- D.
Water sources had been damaged by the burrowing of rabbits
- 9.
Look at this flow chart about the article.Which phrsae belong s in the blank space?- A.
Rabbits began moving west
- B.
Rabbits arrived from England
- C.
Rabbits discovered in eastern Australia
- D.
Rabbits declined in numbers
- 10.Which of these is the best prediction based on the article?
- A.
The rabbit population in Australia will be in danger of disappearing altogether.
- B.
Citizens of Australia now believe that rabbits are aggressive and dangerous.
- C.
Australia now prohibits people from bringing wild animals into the country.
- D.
The rabbit population in England will soon pose as great a threat as in Australia.
- 11.Which of these best states the main idea of this article?
- A.
A large amount of work is required to build a fence across a country.
- B.
Introducing animals to a foreign land has widespread consequences.
- C.
Rabbit populations increase more rapidly than other types of animals.
- D.
Three fences added together make up the longest fence in the world.
- 12.The purpose of this article is to —
- A.
Convince people that rabbits are dangerous
- B.
Relate facts about a historical event
- C.
Share events in the life of Thomas Austin
- D.
Build sympathy for Australia’s rabbits
- 13.Complete the following analogy. Problem is to solution as —
- A.
Question is to answer
- B.
Bus is to transportation
- C.
Difficult is to troubling
- D.
Equation is to symbol
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