PARCC Advanced Reading Practice Questions Story 4

Question 1

20. What happened first?

Accepted Answer

Sailors took tortoises aboard ships.

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The tortoise meat was used for soups and stews.

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Tortoises were put onto their backs.

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Settlers brought other animals to the islands.

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Pigs had been all the sailors had to eat.

Question 2

21. What happened soon after people brought animals to the islands?

Accepted Answer

The animals ate the tortoises' food and eggs.

Answer

Tortoise eggs were kept in safe containers.

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Scientists took away as many animals as they could.

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The tortoises fought with the other animals.

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The tortoises continued to wander freely.

Question 3

22. When did people start to do something to save the tortoises?

Accepted Answer

In the 1950s

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In the 1500s

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In the early 1900s

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In the 1960s

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In the 1400s

Question 4

23. What happens right after the tortoise eggs hatch?

Accepted Answer

The scientists raise the tortoises in special pens.

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The scientists take the tortoises back to their islands.

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The scientists get rid of cats, dogs, and other animals.

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The sailors use the tortoises for food.

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The scientists encourage the villagers to help.

Question 5

24. What happened last?

Accepted Answer

The number of tortoises began to grow.

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The tortoises began to disappear.

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Scientists took away other animals.

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Tortoises were taken back to their home islands.

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The number of tortoises began to decrease.

20.What happened first?