3.1:Enchidna/Platypus(comp)

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What is a secret weapon the echidna uses when a predator is near?

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its claws

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Which animal has a particular feature that is like a snake and has venom? Options: echidna, male platypus

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male platypus

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Which detail best supports the central idea of paragraph 6 from the Peculiar Platypus: When not looking for food a platypus shelters in its burrow? Options: The platypus has a bill., They do not have teeth, A platypus makes its burrow under logs or among the roots of a tree, Its body is called the mantle.

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A platypus makes its burrow under logs or among the roots of a tree

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What is one similarity between the echidna and the platypus?

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They are both monotremes.

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Which of the following belongs in the Venn diagram? They both...

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have features that protect from their predators.

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What features of The Weird and Wonderful Echidna and The Very Peculiar Platypus tell you that these are informational texts?

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The map, photographs, and captions

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Why do you think the authors wrote these informational text?

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To inform you of the unique characteristics of a platypus.

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In paragraph 5, the word “forages” is used. Using the context clues within the paragraph, the word forages means...

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Hunting for food.