Author's Purpose: Helpful Bats

Draw

Color the squares with the author's purpose.

Open Ended

What do you think the book will be about? What do you already know about the topic?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a difference between bats and birds?

• Bats have fur, birds have feathers.

• Bats lay eggs, birds do not.

• Bats cannot fly, birds can.

• Bats have scales, birds have fur.

Multiple Choice

Why are bats considered helpful to farmers and the environment?

• Because they eat insects that destroy crops and pollinate plants

• Because they are pets

• Because they sleep during the day

• Because they live in caves

Multiple Select

Which of the following are foods that bats eat?

• Fruit

• Beetles

• Grubs

• Grass

Multiple Choice

Why should you not be afraid when a bat flies by?

• Because bats help people and the environment.

• Because bats are dangerous.

• Because bats are birds.

• Because bats eat plants.

Open Ended

Explain two ways bats help the environment, based on what you learned from the images.

Multiple Choice

What are some ways bats are helpful to farmers and the environment?

• They eat insects that destroy crops

• They pollinate plants

• They scatter seeds

• All of the above

Open Ended

After reading about helpful bats, what is one new thing you learned about bats that you didn't know before?