Reading Comprehension

What type of animals are crocodiles and alligators?

• Reptiles
• Mammals
• Vertabraes
• Amphibians

Alligators and crocodiles are 

• warm blooded
• cold blooded
• have no blood
• cold and warm blooded

What do young crocodiles and alligators eat?

• Spiders only
• Worms and insects
• Humans
• Leaves

How do alligators and crocodiles protect their eggs until they hatch?

• Hide them in a nest
• Carry them in their mouth
• Bury them in the mud or sand
• Sit on them

According to the text, what is one main difference in crocodiles and alligators?

• They have different tales
• They have different snouts
• There is no difference in the two
• They are different colors

A specific living environment is called a ________.

• Hut
• Endangered
• Illegal
• Habitat

Compare and contrast can be defined as--

• Showing how two more things are alike and/or different
• Stating a problem and finding a solution
• Examining a topic and identifying various causes and effects
• Describing an event or items in order or tells the steps to follow

Read the paragraph below and determine the main idea.
 The main difference is that a crocodile has a narrow snout that comes to a point at the tip, and the fourth lower tooth is always visible even when the crocodile’s mouth is closed. An alligator, on the other hand, has a broad, blunt snout. Its fourth lower tooth cannot be seen when the alligator’s mouth is closed.

• Sequencing how they shed their skin
• Comparing and contrasting the way they look
• Stating reasons why they eat humans
• Describing their different habitats

After reading the selection, why do you think humans are afraid of alligators and crocodiles?

• They have rough skin
• They are swift runners
• They look frightful
• They are sneaky

What is one way crocodiles and alligators are similar and one way they differ?  Choose the response that best answers the question.

• They are the different because they live in different places.
• They are the same because they are both reptiles.
• They are the same because they both hide their eggs in the mud, and they are different because they have different snouts.
• They are the same because they both eat humans, and there are different because crocodiles are amphibians and alligators are reptiles.