AZELLA Stage IV - Reading, Part 3

AZELLA Stage IV - Reading, Part 3

Multiple Choice

Which part of the passage does the illustration help the reader understand?

• How the aardvark sleeps.

• The food the aardvark eats.

• The place the aardvark lives.

• How the aardvark defends itself.

Multiple Choice

Which word from the passage indicates cause and effect?

• Recently

• because

• however

• Although

Multiple Choice

What is the best summary of the passage?

• The seventh grade class learned about animals from South Africa.

• The seventh grade class was visited by a guest speaker from South Africa.

• The seventh grade class learned facts about aardvarks from a guest speaker.

• The seventh grade class learned that another name for the aardvark is the “anteater.”

Multiple Choice

What does the word aggressive mean in the passage?

• hostile

• large

• shy

• strong

Multiple Choice

What is similar about the aardvark and the anteater?

• They both have teeth.

• They both eat termites.

• They both burrow under the ground.

• They both live on the same continent.

Multiple Choice

What is the main idea of the second paragraph of the passage?

• Why are aardvarks’ ears so big?

• How do aardvarks use their claws?

• How does an aardvark build a home?

• What are some interesting aardvark facts?