Assessment

Use these questions to assess students' learning with Audubon Adventures "Raptors! The Birds of Prey." The questions are based on the content of the “Raptors” downloadable student magazine. The answer key includes correct answers, discussion of how to use students' answers diagnostically, and suggestions for further exploration of the topic.

Show What You Know About Raptors!

Choose the letter that best answers each question.

1. The pesticide DDT harmed raptors by…
1. killing raptors’ prey.
2. causing them to fly too low.
3. causing them to lay thin-shelled eggs.
4. making them unable to hunt at night.
2. Which phrase describes the meaning of the word “raptor”?
1. to seize and carry away
2. to soar on air currents
3. to hunt at night
4. to help farmers
3. What is a thermal?
1. a summer day
2. a night hunter
3. a kind of raptor
4. rising warm air
4. Which of these birds is not a raptor?
1. American Kestrel
2. Brown Pelican
3. Eastern Screech-Owl
4. Osprey
5. When was the Bald Eagle protected under the Endangered Species Act?
1. 1973
2. 1978
3. 1995
4. 2007
6. Using complete sentences, describe some of the things that endanger raptors and the ways people can take action to help them.

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