Assessment
February 2017
HL
Name:
Date:
“Monster Goldfish”/“Pigs on the Loose” Quiz
Directions: Read the paired texts “Monster Goldfish” and “Pigs on the Loose” in the February 2017
issue of Storyworks.Then fill in the bubble next to the best answer for each question below.
1. Which of the following is a main idea of
“Monster Goldfish”?
A Set loose, pet goldfish harm native fish.
B Set loose, pet goldfish quickly die.
C Pelicans eat goldfish.
D Some poisons can kill monster goldfish.
5.In “Pigs on the Loose,” the word
nocturnal means ______.
A very smart
B very young
C awake at night
D easy to catch
2.Which statement below is FALSE, based on
“Monster Goldfish”?
A Goldfish get more oxygen in the wild than in
tanks. B Goldfish are the only type of pet fish that has
become an invasive species.
C In the wild, goldfish eat a lot.
D In San Francisco, a group built a pond for
unwanted pet fish.
6.Which line from the article helps you
understand the meaning of nocturnal ?
A “When the time is right, the farmer presses a
button on an app.”
B “The cage drops and catches the pigs.”
C “A female can have up to 16 piglets in one
year.”
D “. . . they hunt mainly at night.”
3.Which line from the article supports the
answer to question 2?
A “Some pet owners get tired of their little
Nemos and Dorys.”
B “But this ‘aquarium dumping’ has caused
dozens of kinds of fish to become invasive
species . . .”
C “They grow and grow.”
D “They gobble up plants . . .”
4.A group of ______ solved a monstergoldfish problem in Colorado.
Ahumans
C pelicans
B pigs
D native fish
7. In the final paragraph of “Pigs on the
Loose,” the author seems to be ______.
A extremely angry
B deeply sad
C feeling guilty
D concerned but also amused
8. Both wild goldfish and wild pigs ______.
A can escape from cages
B are hard to get rid of
C eat fish eggs
D live mainly in Texas
Constructed Response
Directions: On a separate piece of paper, write your answer to each question in a well-organized response.
Make sure you support your answers with information and details from the articles.
9. Goldfish and wild pigs became invasive
species in very different ways. How did
each species end up in the wild?
10. T
hink about the title of the first article.
What makes the invasive goldfish
“monsters”?
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