1. A Bear of a Job by Peter Winkler

2. Analysis 7: Compare and contrast using elements of the text
1 How are wild pandas and zoo pandas different?
A. Wild pandas learn to walk; zoo pandas can sit up straight.
B. Wild pandas grasp with “thumbs”; zoo pandas grasp with paws.
C. Wild pandas eat mostly bamboo; zoo pandas eat biscuits
and treats.
Analysis 7: Compare and contrast using elements of the text
(Reading GLE 2.3.1)

3. 2 Write a summary of the section titled Protecting Pandas. Include
three main ideas from the section in your summary.
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Comprehension 2: Summarize with evidence from the text (Reading GLE 2.1.5)

4. 2
A 2-point response accurately summarizes the section titled Protecting Pandas by including three important ideas from the selection OR
provides a summarizing statement and two important ideas from the selection.
Example:
Chinese officials have made a plan for protecting pandas. They provide safer places to live. Pandas are a global treasure.
The section is about the safety of pandas. Pandas are endangered. Wildlife experts hope pandas in the National Zoo will promote interest in saving pandas. 1
A 1-point response partially summarizes the section titled Protecting Pandas by including one or two important ideas from the selection
provides a summarizing statement and one important idea from the selection
provides a summarizing statement
provides one important idea from the selection.

5. Text-based details may include, but are not limited to:
Their world is disappearing
Pandas have become endangered / only 1,000 remain in the wild
Scientists wonder how long the animal group can survive
Pandas are a global treasure
China has developed plans for protecting pandas / Preserve habitats / provide safe (larger) places to live
Hope to promote interest in pandas
Hope they will start a family
A summary statement may include but is not limited to:
With help from China pandas may thrive again.

6. Pandas are disappearing. Only about 1,000 2
2 Write a summary of the section titled Protecting Pandas. Include
three main ideas from the section in your summary.
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Pandas are disappearing. Only about 1,000
are alive today. Chinese officials have
made plans for protecting these Pandas.
China has made bigger reserves for the
Pandas. We hope Tian Tian and Mei Xiang
will promote interest and start a family.
This response accurately summarizes the section titled Protecting Pandas by including more than three important ideas from the section.
B. Pandas are disappearing. Only about 1,000 are alive today.
E. Chinese officials have made plans for protecting these Pandas.
E. China has made bigger reserves for the Pandas.
F. …hope…will promote interest
G. …start a family.

7. Three main ideas from protecting pandas
2 Write a summary of the section titled Protecting Pandas. Include
three main ideas from the section in your summary.
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Three main ideas from protecting pandas
and a bear of a job. The fi rst main idea is
that pandas care for each other. The
second main idea is some pandas are
diferent than others. The third main idea is
pandas live in different places.
The details provided do not support a summary of the section.

8. Pandas should have there habatats back. 1
2 Write a summary of the section titled Protecting Pandas. Include
three main ideas from the section in your summary.
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Pandas should have there habatats back.
Pandas shouldn‛t be shout down. It‛s bad
enof that the population is decreasing.
This response partially summarizes the section titled Protecting Pandas by including one important idea from the section.
B. …population is decreasing.

9. Wonder if they can survive. People are 1
2 Write a summary of the section titled Protecting Pandas. Include
three main ideas from the section in your summary.
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Wonder if they can survive. People are
trying to make it safer for the pandas and
saving pandas.
This response partially summarizes the section titled Protecting Pandas by including one important idea from the section.
C. Wonder if they can survive.
The phrases…make it safer… and…saving pandas are too vague to earn credit.

10. everyone hopes theyll start a family. China 2
2 Write a summary of the section titled Protecting Pandas. Include
three main ideas from the section in your summary.
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everyone hopes theyll start a family. China
knows that its pandas are a global treasure.
Some have become endangered.
This response accurately summarizes the section titled Protecting Pandas by including three important ideas from the section.
G. …hopes theyll start a family.
D. …pandas are a global treasure.
B. Some have become endangered.

11. Let wild animals free in the wild life. Don‛t
2 Write a summary of the section titled Protecting Pandas. Include
three main ideas from the section in your summary.
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Let wild animals free in the wild life. Don‛t
lok them up in cages at zoos. Don‛t capture
them to put them in the zoo.
This response is an opinion.

12. 3 Read the chart below. Use information from the selection to fill in
one more detail that supports the main idea.
Main Idea:
Pandas are rare and can only be found in a few
places in the United States.
Detail 1:
Washington, D.C.
Detail 2:
Atlanta
Detail 3:
______________
San Diego
Comprehension 1: Demonstrate understanding of
theme/message/main or major idea and supporting details
(Reading GLE 2.1.3) 1
A 1-point response provides the following correct answer: San Diego

13. 4 What is the purpose of the map in the selection?
A. To show where pandas live
B. To show how pandas play
C. To show what pandas eat
Analysis 6: Informational/Functional Specific:
Demonstrate understanding of authors’ use of text features (titles,
heading, captions, maps, charts, tables, graphs, pull down menus, etc.) (Reading GLE 2.2.2)

14. A. The number of pandas will decrease.
5 Based on information in the selection, what will most likely happen if bamboo forests are saved in China?
A. The number of pandas will decrease.
B. The number of pandas will increase.
C. The number of pandas will stay the same.
Comprehension 3: Make or confirm inferences or
predictions based on the text
(Reading GLE 2.1.5)

15. A. China’s population is decreasing.
6 Based on information in the selection, which sentence explains why China’s pandas have become endangered?
A. China’s population is decreasing.
B. China’s forests are disappearing.
C. China’s zoos are overcrowded.
Analysis 8: Make connections (cause and effect)
within a text (Reading GLE 2.3.1)