NOVEMBER 2013
Section A
PATHFINDER ENGLISH WORKSHEET
5. Sartore wanted to know more about the Mexican gray wolf
so he followed them and watched them __________.
A. hunt
B. hunting
GRAMMAR
C. hunted
D. hunts
This section consists of four questions. Circle the best answer.
1. At one time, passenger pigeons__________ one of the most numerous
birds in the world.
A. are
B. were
C. have
D. had
2. Scientists thought the ivory-billed woodpecker was extinct,
___________a handful of people claimed to have seen it.
A. since
B. when
C. yet
D. while
3. Finding the right animals___________ Sartore’s first challenge.
A. has
B. is
C. are
D. were
4. Sartore ________ a lot of interesting moments with animals.
A. has been
B. had been
C. had had
D. has had
Section B
PUNCTUATION
For questions 6 to 13, choose the correct punctuation to correct the
passage. Circle the best answer.
Other animals werent [6] interested in posing for photos [7] The southern
three [8] banded armadillo couldnt [9] outrun Sartore [10] So [11] it just
curled up into a ball [12]
6. A. [ ‘ ] apostrophe
B. [ , ] comma
C. [ ! ] exclamation mark
D. [ . ] full stop
7. A. [ ! ] exclamation mark
B. [ , ] comma
C. [ “ ] inverted comma
D. [ . ] full stop
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8. A. [ “ ] inverted comma
B. [−] hyphen
C. [ , ] comma
D. [ ‘ ] apostrophe
9. A. [ . ] full stop
B. [ , ] comma
C. [ ! ] exclamation mark
D. [ ‘ ] apostrophe
10. A. [ ? ] question mark
B. [ . ] full stop
C. [ , ] comma
D. [ ‘ ] apostrophe
11. A. [ ‘ ] apostrophe
B. [ . ] full stop
C. [ ! ] exclamation mark
D. [ , ] comma
12. A. [ ? ] question mark
B. [ . ] full stop
C. [ ‘ ] apostrophe
D. [ , ] comma
Section C
VOCABULARY
For questions 13 to 17, four options are given. Circle the best answer.
13. The mother grizzly bear’s sharp claws dug deep into the ground and she
__________forward.
A. hopped
B. bounded
C. dashed
D. pounced
14. The job of taking animal photographs is not easy. It means going to ________
places.
A. remote
B. extinct
C. habitat
D. buggy
15. “To get good photographs of any animal, doing your homework is ________,”
he says.
A. important
B. essential
C. necessary
D. critical
16. His goal is to take photos of every endangered species in _______.
A. extinction
B. captivity
C. exile
D. ecosystem
17. Not all animals on the _____________ of extinction die out.
A. edge
B. possibility
C. necessity
D. brink
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Section D
Section E
VOCABULARY CLOZE
COMPREHENSION
Choose the most suitable word(s) to replace the underlined word(s).
Circle the best answer.
Read the article ‘Into the Wild” on page 4 to 5 and answer the following
questions.
For Sartore, it’s [18] worth the risk. He knows his photos can make a
[19] difference. They tell stories. They also show a problem that many
people [20] ignore. For the most part, Sartore takes pictures of [21]
endangered and threatened animals, like the grizzly bear. These animals
are [22] at risk of dying out.
18. A. deserving
B. equal in value to
C. good or important enough to justify
D. good in quality
19. A. distinction
B. discernment
C. diversity
D. variation
20. A. avoid
B. reject
C. overlook
D. dissolve
18. Sartore didn’t run when the mother grizzly bear confronted him because
A. he realized he didn’t have legs.
B. running didn’t occur to him.
C. he knew he couldn’t outrun the bear and it was dangerous to do
so.
D. he was too terrified to run.
19. Sartore takes photographs of animals so that
A. people will be more aware of animals that are endangered.
B. people can know more about the various types of animals.
C. people will know more about the animals’ habitats.
D. he can find out how close he can get to an animal and be safe.
Encourage students to read the whole article to enhance their
understanding and help them answer the questions better.
21. A. dying out
B. dangerous
C. imperiled
D. threatened with extinction
22. A. possibly
B. exposed to threat
C. high rate of jeopardy
D. in danger
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Section G
Section F
GRAMMAR CLOZE
EDITING
There are 7 blanks, numbered 24 to 30, in the passage below. From
the list of words given, choose the most suitable word for each
blank. Write its letter (A to L) in the blanks below.
Correct each word in bold for spelling errors and the underlined for
grammatical errors. Write the correct answer in the blanks below.
EACH WORD CAN ONLY BE USED ONCE.
Doing the job also [32] require strength and [33] tafness. Sartore doesn’t
pack lightly. He can’t. He needs a lot of gear. “I’m usually [34] carry about
23kg (50 pounds) of gear,” he says. He brings cameras, [35] lences, and
[36] trepots. He carries his gear [37] throght good weather and bad. Sartore
goes wherever the animal goes. It’s rarely [38] camfartble.
(A) around
(E) in
(I) being
(B) would
(F) but
(J) on
(C) though
(G) over
(K) some
(D) still
(H) about
(L) to
[25]_____________ close to the gray wolf left an impression [26]___________
Sartore. He saw an animal that was loyal and intelligent. He also saw an
animal that he hoped______________ [27] be saved. People have passed
laws [28] ________________protect this wolf. It has made a comeback in
[29] ________________ places,
[30] ______________not all. Its future
[31]_________________remains uncertain.
32. ________________________________________________
33. ________________________________________________
34. ________________________________________________
35. ________________________________________________
36. ________________________________________________
37. ________________________________________________
38._________________________________________________
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Section H
Section J
COMPREHENSION CLOZE
COMPREHENSION OPEN-ENDED
Fill in each blank with a suitable word.
Read the article ‘Into the Wild’ from page 4 to 9 and answer the
following questions.
Some scientists say up to half of the world’s plant and animal species
are in [39] _________________ . They will be [40] _______________with
[41]_________________in the next century. That’s why they need
[42]____________________.
Sartore
doesn’t
see
this
as
an
[43]___________________problem.
Section I
SYNTHESIS/ TRANSFORMATION
Rewrite the given sentence(s) using the word(s) provided. Your
answer must be in one sentence. The meaning of your sentence
must be the same as the given one(s).
44. The mother bear saw Sartore moving away. She knew the possible
threat to her cubs was over. She went back to her cubs.
47. Which phrase in Paragraph Two tells us that the mother grizzly
bear was very protective towards her cubs?
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
48. What does the phrase “looked like she’d been shot out of a cannon”
tells us about the speed of the grizzly bear?
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
49. What are the two reasons why passenger pigeons became extinct?
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
50. Why did Sartore decide that it was time to move beyond birds and
bunnies?
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
When_______________________________, so____________________________________.
45. Sartore has had many close calls. Wolves have chased him. Musk
oxen have charged him. Mosquitoes have swarmed him.
Encourage students to read the whole article to enhance their
understanding and help them answer the questions better.
_____________________________ where____________________ and ________________.
46. He didn’t find the woodpecker. He saw people caring about an
endangered animal. He saw people trying to make a difference.
___________________________ but _____________________________ and
________________________________________________________________________.
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Answer Scheme
Section A
Grammar
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
B. were
C. yet
B. is
D. has had
A. hunt
Section D
Vocabulary Cloze
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
C. good or important enough to justify
A. distinction
C. overlook
D. threatened with extinction
D. in danger
Section B
Section E
Punctuation
Comprehension
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
A. [ ‘ ] apostrophe
D. [ . ] full stop
B. [− ] hyphen
D. [ ‘ ] apostrophe
B. [ . ] full stop
D. [ , ] comma
B. [ . ] full stop
Section C
Vocabulary
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
B. bounded
A. remote
D. critical
B. captivity
D. brink
23. C. he knew he couldn’t outrun the bear and it was dangerous to do
so.
24. A. people will be more aware of animals that are endangered.
Section F
Grammar Cloze
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
(I) being
(J) on
(B) would
(L) to
(K) some
(F) but
(D) still
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Section G
Section J
Editing
Comprehension Open-Ended
32.
33.
34.
35.
36.
37.
38.
requires
toughness
carrying
lenses
tripods
through
comfortable
47. The phrase is ‘closed the gap’.
48. The grizzly bear was very quick/fast.
49. They were easy to hunt and people cleared the forests where the
birds lived to build farms and cities and caused the birds to lose
their habitats.
50. There are too many species of animals other than birds and
bunnies that are facing the danger of extinction so he wanted to
step up the efforts of making people more aware of the
endangered species.
Section H
Comprehension Cloze
39.
40.
41.
42.
43.
trouble
threatened
extinction
protection
unfixable
Section I
Synthesis/ Transformation
44. When the mother bear saw Sartore moving away, she knew the
possible threat to her cubs was over so she went back to her cubs.
45. Sartore has had many close calls where wolves have chased him,
musk oxen have charged him and mosquitoes have swarmed him.
46. He didn’t find the woodpecker but he saw people caring about
an endangered animal and trying to make a difference.
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