Journeys Lesson 14

Journeys Lesson 14

Which sentence best describes how the Author feels about ants

Multiple Choice

Which sentence best describes how the author feels about ants

• He thinks they are "icky"

• He'd like to step on them all

• He thinks they are amazing and mighty creatures who benefit the earth

• He thinks they ruin all his picnics

Multiple Choice

Why does the author include a timeline?

• Because dinosaurs lived longer

• to show dinosaurs are more important

• to show people have not been on earth as long as ants

• to show that ants have not been on earth as long as people

Multiple Choice

Why are ants sometimes compared to people?

• They both dig holes and tunnels

• They both choose jobs when they are adults

• They both live in underground homes

• They both work together to solve problems

Multiple Choice

Why did the author include a thermometer next to the anthill picture?

• To show how tall it is

• to show how anthills absorb and transfer heat to the nest

• To show why some ants freeze in the winter

• to show how anthills reflect the sun's heat away from the nest.

Multiple Choice

Where are you most likely to find an ant nest?

• Near tall grass

• under a rock or log

• next to a lake or pond

• beside a brick building

Multiple Choice

Why are there captions next to the author's diagrams?

• They summarize the main ideas in the text

• They provide additional facts related to the topic

• they explain how the author learned to draw and study ants

• They provide amusing details but are not related to the text

Multiple Choice

Under which heading would you look to find out about different ant jobs

• "A life of Work"

• "A Dangerous World"

• "Masters of the Earth"

• "Grass roots Highways"

Multiple Choice

How does the author support his claim that ants are some of the strongest animals on Earth?

• There's a picture on an ant next to an elephant

• He compares ants to human weight lifters

• By describing a forest path built entirely by ants

• With the fact that ants can lift objects 5 times their body weight

Multiple Choice

Why did the author include a picture of a giant Anteater in the text

• To show how much bigger it is than an ant

• Because he wants one as a pet

• To show how it's body parts help it hunt for ants

• To show it's resemblance to armadillos

Multiple Choice

Which sentence does NOT describe a way ants help plants to grow?

• They recycle soil nutrients by digging

• They spread plant seeds as they transport food

• They spread pollen as they feed on plants

• They recycle leaves by breaking them down to grow fungus.