The Weird and Wonderful Echidna and The Very Peculiar Platypus

Front

Which of the following belongs in the Venn diagram?

• Lives in a burrow.
• Have spines made of keratin.
• Has webbed feet.

Back

Lives in a burrow.

Front

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

Back

The map, photographs, and captions

Front

Which sentence helps the reader understand what the word “sense” means in paragraph 11? Options: “The bill has sensors that pick up electrical signals from prey.”, “Unlike a duck’s hard bill, a platypus’s bill is rubbery.”, “Here is where the platypus’s extraordinary bill comes into play.”

Back

“The bill has sensors that pick up electrical signals from prey.”

Front

What makes both the platypus and echidna unique animals?

Back

Both animals are mammals but lay eggs.

Front

How does the author most likely feel about the platypus based on the selection?

Back

The platypus is a wondrous animal that has unusual adaptations.

Front

Which sentence correctly uses the word “sense”?
Options: I haven’t seen my friends sense March. , I paid seventy-five sense for the candy bar. , Her sense of smell is wonderful.

Back

Her sense of smell is wonderful.

Front

Why do you think the author wrote this story?

Back

To inform you of the unique characteristics of a platypus.

Front

Where to find information about the platypus’ bill? Options: A Most Unlikely Mammal, Ducklike Features, Platypus Poison

Back

Ducklike Features

Front

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

Back

Hunting for food.

Front

What makes monotremes different from almost all other mammals?

Back

They lay eggs