6th Grade Reading

Animal Hide and Seek

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Do you enjoy going to the zoo and watching the animals? If you do, you would probably also enjoy watching animals in the wild, where they naturally live. To see wild animals close up, all you have to do is ask an adult to take you to an area where animals live at a time when they are active, and then disguise your presence so they will not know you are there.
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Animals live almost everywhere, even in your own neighborhood. You could choose to go to a vacant field near your own home and see animals such as birds and squirrels, and maybe even a possum or a raccoon. You will see more animals, however, if you go away from towns and cities and into areas where there are few people. That is because wild animals usually avoid people.
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Try to go to your watching place at a time when animals are most active. Most animals are active in the morning and around sunset. They feed and move around during the first two hours and the last two hours of daylight. That is a good time to watch them, not only because they are moving but also because you can see them clearly. The light is good for taking photographs of them.
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But if you want a bit more of an adventure, go animal-watching at night. Nocturnal animals are active after darkness falls. While it may be harder for you to see animals at night, it is also harder for them to see you, so they are more likely to come close to you. To make seeing them easier, you can use a spotlight with a red filter. Night animals do not see red light easily, but the light will help you see them.
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Lastly, do everything you can to keep the animals from knowing you are around. Most animals have keen senses of hearing, sight, and smell. Find a spot, settle down and do not move very much so you will not be noticeable and the animals will not be warned of your presence by the sounds of your movement. Wear clothing that is green or brown, to blend in with the trees and grasses around you and make you harder to see. And even though you may not think you have an odor, to an animal, you do! Mask your scent. Do not use perfume or lotions that have an odor prior to going out into the wild. Get downwind of the animal - that means you should sit with the wind or breeze blowing in your face, so your scent is not carried by the wind to the animal you want to watch.
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If you choose your place and time carefully, and do what you can to keep the animals from detecting you, there is a good chance you will spot some wildlife. Keep a journal of the animals you identify, and see how many different kinds you can discover.

Calling the Wild

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Think for a moment about times someone has called to you. Maybe someone called to you to come home and eat dinner. Maybe a friend called out your name on the playground to get your attention and ask you to come over.
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You can call wild animals in the same way. Often, animals avoid people. They will not come near you if they are aware of your presence. But if you are not conspicuous, and if you call to animals in a way they are listening for, they will come.
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Try it! Ask an adult to take you out into the country, away from areas where there are people. Take your equipment with you. If you want to call deer, you can get a bleat, which is a kind of whistle that makes a sound like deer make. If the deer is within earshot, it will hear the sound and probably come to see if another deer is around.
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If you want to rouse a turkey, learn to imitate the sound of a crow, an owl or a coyote. Turkeys often respond with a gobble when they hear the sound of a crow, owl or coyote. Their gobble will tell you where to look for them.
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If you want to attract and animal that hunts, make the sound of its prey. Hunters such as
coyotes, raccoons, hawks and eagles often come to the sound of a rabbit. You say you cannot make the sound of a rabbit? No problem! There are cassette tapes made just for that purpose. Just take your tape player and the rabbit-sound cassette into the wild, start it, and wait to see what comes.
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Or, go natural. Learn to mimic the sounds that birds make, and then use that call to get their attention. There are all kinds of ways to immitate animals' sounds and make creatures come near you as they answer your calls of the wild.

In paragraph 5 of "Animal Hide and Seek,"
what does the word prior mean?
1. During
2. After
3. Before
4. Near
In "Animal Hide and Seek," why does the
author suggest using a red-filtered light when
viewing animals at night?
1. Night animals are afraid of red light.
2. Night animals are attracted to redlight.
3. Night animals are confused by redlight.
4. Night animals do not see red lighteasily.
Which of these ideas is mentioned in one
passage and contradicted in the other passage?
1. Sit in a place that is downwind of thewild animals.
2. Wear clothes that will blend in withthe surroundings.
3. Go away from cities and towns to seemore animals.
4. Do not make any noise when lookingfor animals.
Read the outline of information from the
article.
How to watch an animal up close:
1. Go away from towns and cities.
2. Go to the watching place during the first
two hours or the last two hours of the day.
3. ______________________________
4. Wear green or brown clothing
5. Get downwind of the animals you are
watching
Which information belongs in the blank?
1. Take photographs of the animals
2. Settle down in one spot and don'tmove very much
3. Mask your scent
4. Sit with the wind breeze blowing inyour face
The author organizes paragraphs 3- 5 by:
1. comparing the different ways to watchwild animals
2. describing problems one mightencounter when watching wildanimals
3. sequencing steps one must take toimprove the chances of seeing wildlife
4. describing animals' responses to closehuman contact
Choose the best summary of the article:
1. Careful planning will lead to a goodview of animals in their naturalhabitats. Time of day, color ofclothing worn, and the animals' abilityto pick up the human scent will impactthe chances of seeing animals in thewild.
2. Children should always have an adultwith them when planning a trip towatch animals in their natural habitat.The best time to watch animals is atnight because the animals will not beable to see you. People should bring ared filter with them in order to get agood view of nocturnal animals.
3. You will be able to see animals in thewild if you can keep the animals fromseeing or hearing you. You should sitwith the wind blowing in your face sothe animals will not be able to smellyou.
4. Animals live everywhere. Animals canbe seen in their natural habitats in yourown neighborhood. The best time towatch animals is in the morning whenthey feed. This is also the best timebecause you can see the animalsclearly and the light is good for takingphotographs. It is also easier to writein a journal to identify the animals yousee.
Why do people mimic animal sounds in the
wild?
1. Animals will become curious andcome out and investigate.
2. Some animals avoid people.
3. In order to make animals think thatanother animal is near.
4. To make animals more interesting toobserve.
Why are animals in the wild more likely to
come close to human beings at night?
1. Nocturnal animals are less fearful ofhuman contact in the dark.
2. Animals respond to close humancontact after feeding time.
3. An animal’s visual perception is not assharp in the dark.
4. Nocturnal animals are more active atnight.
An animal watcher needs to sit downwind
from animals in the wild —
1. in order to sit with the wind blowingin their faces
2. so the person’s scent will not becarried to the animals
3. in case the movement of the windattracts the animals’ attention towardthe human
4. because animals that follow thedirection of the wind to find food areeasily observable
The passage, “Call of the Wild”, is mainly
about —
1. the various ways to call specificanimals in the wild
2. how to go unnoticed while callinganimals in the wild
3. the equipment one must have in orderto call animals in the wild
4. the different types of sounds animalsmake
Why are animals most active in the morning
and at sunset?
1. These are the best times to avoidpeople.
2. Animal senses are sharper during thedaylight hours.
3. Animals feed during those times.
4. These are the best times for animals toprey on each other.
In paragraph 5, what does the word keen
mean?
1. enthusiastic
2. cautious
3. deficient
4. sharp
Why does the author of “Call of the Wild”
suggest making the sound of a rabbit to call a
coyote?
1. Coyotes prey on rabbits.
2. Coyotes will be curious about thesound.
3. The coyote will respond to see ifanother coyote is there.
4. The coyote will respond to investigatethe sound.
What is the article, “Animal Hide and Seek”
mainly about?
1. Animals are best observed in theirnatural habitats.
2. The most appropriate times andlocation to observe animals in thewild.
3. What an animal watcher does is asimportant was what he wears.
4. Animal watchers must be prepared inorder to view animals in their naturalhabitat.
Which sentence from the passage, “Call of the
Wild” supports the idea that animals will
respond to noises that interest them?
1. There are all kinds of ways to makeanimals think a friend, or their dinner,is near, and to make them comeinvestigate.
2. Ask an adult to take you out into thecountry, away from areas where thereare people.
3. Turkeys often respond with a gobblewhen they hear the sound of a crow,owl or coyote."
4. If you want to rouse a turkey, learnto imitate the sound of a crow, an owlor a coyote.
In the passage, “Call of the Wild”, which
sentence implies that it may be dangerous for
the reader to go alone to distant areas where
animals live?
1. But if you are not conspicuous, and ifyou call to animals in a way they arelistening for, they will come.
2. If the deer is within earshot, it willhear the sound and probably come tosee if another deer is around.
3. Ask an adult to take you out into thecountry, away from areas where thereare people."
4. You could make the sound of ananimal that is usually the prey of ahunting animal."
Which of these would not be used by a person
watching animals in the wild?
1. bug spray
2. camouflage clothing in green or brown
3. a bleat
4. a camera
Look at the diagram of information from both
passages.

What belongs in the empty box?
1. Use professional animal calls such aswhistles and tape recordings.
2. Go to the appropriate places byyourself.
3. The best time to watch animals is inthe early evening.
4. Stand in a place where you are notnoticeable.
Which of these is the theme in both
selections?
1. Animal watchers should make carefulpreparations to observe animals intheir natural habitat.
2. Children should always have an adultwith them when planning a trip towatch animals in their natural habitat.
3. You will be able to see animals if youcan keep the animals from hearing andseeing you.
4. Choose times to observe animals whenyou can see them clearly.
What can readers conclude about calling
animals in the wild?
1. It may take many hours of callingbefore animals respond.
2. Animals respond to calls when theybelieve another animal needsprotection.
3. Manufactured calls that mimic animalnoises are better than the naturalmethod.
4. Many products are available thatmimic authentic animal noises.
Which sentence in the passage, “Animal Hide
and Seek”, implies that animals are more
sensitive to odors than humans?
1. Most animals have keen senses ofhearing, sight, and smell.
2. And even though you may think youdo not have an odor, to an animal, youdo!"
3. Mask your scent."
4. Do not use perfume or lotions thathave an odor prior to going out intothe wild."
The author probably wrote the passage, “The
Call of the Wild”, to —
1. tell about the different products usedto call animals in their natural habitats
2. describe ways to call different animalsin order to observe them in the wild
3. give details about using animal calls tohunt for animals
4. express his opinions about theeffectiveness of different types ofanimal calls
The author wrote the passage, “Animal Hide
and Seek” probably to —
1. encourage readers to observe animalsin their natural habitat
2. inform readers about how to preparefor observing animals in their naturalhabitat
3. describe the best settings in which tomake thorough observations ofanimals
4. persuade readers to use specializedequipment for animal watching
The author of “ Calling the Wild” included the
first paragraph in order to —
1. give the reader backgroundinformation about how animal callsdeveloped.
2. draw an analogy between humanscalling each other and animalsresponding to animal calls.
3. establish the symbolic relationshipbetween human and animalcommunication.
4. provide a metaphor for animalcommunication.

6th Grade Reading

Multiple Choice Quiz