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DRP Practice - Animals that use tools

Authored by Elizabeth Minihan

Science

9th Grade

CCSS covered

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DRP Practice - Animals that use tools
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Human beings were once defined as "the animal that uses tools." People didn't think animals in the wild were able to use tools. That was before anyone had ____________ them. By carefully observing animals in their own habitats, scientists eventually discovered that several use tools.

captured

studied

attacked

trained

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

One such animal is the sea otter. This animal's favorite food is clams. But, they are hard to __________. Clams can close their shells so tightly that even a strong person might have difficulty prying them apart.

clean

find

catch

open

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The sea otter has no problem opening clams. Floating on its back, the animal picks up a small, flat rock and places it on its chest. Then, the otter whacks the clam against the rock. This may be repeated several times. But, finally it _____________.

rises

breaks

eats

leaves

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Some birds have also been seen using tools. Th Egyptian vulture eats huge ostrich eggs. They have ____________ shells. So to open one, the vulture drops stones on it until the thick shell cracks.

smooth

spotted

tough

delicate

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Another bird that uses a tool is the woodpecker finch. Like a woodpecker, it eats bugs that hide under the bark of trees. Woodpeckers have narrow, pointed beaks that are perfect for poking into holes to get food. The finch is just the opposite. Its __________ is wide and short. To solve the problem, the finch uses a thin twig to pry insects out of the bark.

bill

nest

body

wing

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Most animals will simply find a rock or stick to meet their needs. But, some animals not only use tools, they make them. Chimpanzees, for example, ____________ something. The animals may strip the leaves from a plant stem to make a pole. Then they use the pole to dig termites out of a hole in a log.

destroy

observe

change

attack

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Chimpanzees in laboratories even build ladders. They don't use a ____________. But, they do pile up boxes to help them reach food stored up high. Chimps are able to understand a problem and make a tool to solve it.

hammer

canoe

flashlight

hose

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

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