Are you ready to take this lesson's quiz? The questions below will help you find out. Select an answer for each question, and then read the feedback carefully. Make sure you understand why the correct answer is correct--if you don't, review that part of the lesson or reread parts of Julie of the Wolves that were less clear to you. THEN take the lesson quiz.
Why does the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service publish fact sheets like the one titled "Gray Wolf (Canis lupus)"?
- to explain how to interact with wild animals when you encounter them in nature
- to persuade members of the public to become more involved in preservation
- to share information gathered through its research and preservation projects
- to entertain readers with stories that focus on the adventures of scientists
Government research facilities like the USFWS know that their programs must produce results if the agency is to continue to receive funding. Fact sheets help demonstrate that taxpayer money is being used well and wisely by the agency.
Government research facilities like the USFWS know that their programs must produce results if the agency is to continue to receive funding. Fact sheets help demonstrate that taxpayer money is being used well and wisely by the agency.
Government research facilities like the USFWS know that their programs must produce results if the agency is to continue to receive funding. Fact sheets help demonstrate that taxpayer money is being used well and wisely by the agency.
Government research facilities like the USFWS know that their programs must produce results if the agency is to continue to receive funding. Fact sheets help demonstrate that taxpayer money is being used well and wisely by the agency.
Which feature is a convention that readers should expect to see in a fact sheet?
- brief anecdotes, or stories, illustrating facts
- frequent quotes from prominent experts in the field
- short paragraphs focused on sets of related facts
- a complex writing style full of technical jargon
Fact sheets are designed to be read quickly and to deliver basic information about topic. They are not designed for describing complex relationships among facts.
Fact sheets are designed to be read quickly and to deliver basic information about topic. They are not designed for describing complex relationships among facts.
Fact sheets are designed to be read quickly and to deliver basic information about topic. They are not designed for describing complex relationships among facts.
Fact sheets are designed to be read quickly and to deliver basic information about topic. They are not designed for describing complex relationships among facts.
What effect does the length of a novel have on its treatment of facts, compared to a fact sheet?
- A novel has room to reveal more facts, and to reveal them more gradually.
- A novel can include only a few of the most important facts, simply stated.
- A novel presents all facts at the beginning, so that readers can predict the plot.
- A novel often includes both accurate and inaccurate facts and expects readers to choose.
For a novel to accomplish its main purpose--to entertain, it must weave facts into the story. The best novels include facts in a way that moves the story's plot along or builds suspense by creating problems for the characters to solve.
For a novel to accomplish its main purpose--to entertain, it must weave facts into the story. The best novels include facts in a way that moves the story's plot along or builds suspense by creating problems for the characters to solve.
For a novel to accomplish its main purpose--to entertain, it must weave facts into the story. The best novels include facts in a way that moves the story's plot along or builds suspense by creating problems for the characters to solve.
For a novel to accomplish its main purpose--to entertain, it must weave facts into the story. The best novels include facts in a way that moves the story's plot along or builds suspense by creating problems for the characters to solve.
Which facts appear in the Fish and Wildlife Service's fact sheet on the gray wolf but NOT in Julie of the Wolves?
- the differences in personality among pack members
- how wolves get emotionally attached to humans
- the gray wolf's status as an endangered species
- the ways that adult wolves feed their young
The fact sheet provides basic information about wolf behavior but focuses also on the agency's efforts to protect the gray wolf as a species.
The fact sheet provides basic information about wolf behavior but focuses also on the agency's efforts to protect the gray wolf as a species.
The fact sheet provides basic information about wolf behavior but focuses also on the agency's efforts to protect the gray wolf as a species.
The fact sheet provides basic information about wolf behavior but focuses also on the agency's efforts to protect the gray wolf as a species.
Why is the reader's experience different when reading a novel, compared to a book of informational text?
- the difference in the types of details included
- the different vocabulary appearing in each form
- the difference in purpose between the two forms
- the different degree of focus on the book's topic
Since a novel's purpose is to engage and involve readers in a story, facts must be folded into the novel's plot structure and revealed in the context of conflicts the characters face. A book of informational text would be organized much differently, with related facts grouped together in chapters and sections.
Since a novel's purpose is to engage and involve readers in a story, facts must be folded into the novel's plot structure and revealed in the context of conflicts the characters face. A book of informational text would be organized much differently, with related facts grouped together in chapters and sections.
Since a novel's purpose is to engage and involve readers in a story, facts must be folded into the novel's plot structure and revealed in the context of conflicts the characters face. A book of informational text would be organized much differently, with related facts grouped together in chapters and sections.
Since a novel's purpose is to engage and involve readers in a story, facts must be folded into the novel's plot structure and revealed in the context of conflicts the characters face. A book of informational text would be organized much differently, with related facts grouped together in chapters and sections.
What important fact does Miyax learn about wolves in middle of Part I of Julie of the Wolves?
- that wolves are not considered an endangered species in Alaska
- that wolves use the "belly basket" to introduce pups to solid food
- that wolves may defend territories up to 1000 square miles in area
- that wolves were often killed for the money their pelts would bring
When Miyax learns this fact, it dashes her hopes of receiving deliveries of fresh caribou meat from Amaroq.
When Miyax learns this fact, it dashes her hopes of receiving deliveries of fresh caribou meat from Amaroq.
When Miyax learns this fact, it dashes her hopes of receiving deliveries of fresh caribou meat from Amaroq.
When Miyax learns this fact, it dashes her hopes of receiving deliveries of fresh caribou meat from Amaroq.
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