Penguins: Up Close and Personal NF Comprehension

Which penguin is the largest?

• Which penguin is the largest?

• the emperor penguin

• the rock hopper penguin

• the little blue penguin

What does the author describe in the passage?

• types of penguins and their habitats

• why most penguins are found in Antarctica

• the reason why penguins cannot fly

• how to protect penguins from extinction

Not all penguins are black and white. What evidence from the passage supports this conclusion?

• Counter shading keeps penguins safe in water

• Little blue penguins are the smallest type of penguin.

• Little blue penguins have blue feathers.

• Penguins mostly eat small fish and squid.

Which of the following conclusions about penguin habitats is supported by the passage?

• Penguins live only in Antarctica.

• Penguins cannot live in warm climates.

• Penguins live only in the Northern Hemisphere.

• Penguins can live in warm and cold climates.

What is this passage mostly about?

• facts about penguin

• how penguins evolved

• what penguins eat

• where penguins live

Read the following sentences from the paragraph about king penguins."The second-largest penguin is called the king penguin. A king penguin can weigh up to 30 pounds. During breeding, like the emperor penguin, a king penguin keeps its egg warm on its feet under a pouch of loose skin. However, king penguins tend to live in slightly warmer climates than emperor penguins; they choose beaches without snow or ice to lay their eggs."Why might the author mention emperor penguins in this paragraph about king penguins?

• to distract the reader from the important information

• to hint that the emperor penguin is better than the king penguin

• to show how these two kinds of penguins are alike and different

• to indicate that emperor penguins and king penguins are the same

Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below.__________ penguins have small wings called flippers, they cannot fly.

• Especially

• Therefore

• After

• Although

According to the passage, what do little blue penguins build that emperor penguins and king penguins do not?

• They build nest for the little penguins.

• They build nests for their eggs.

• They both build the same things.

• Neither penguin builds

What does the word camouflage mean.

• To hid in the bushes.

• disguising for the purpose of concealing

• Green and brown are examples of camouflage

• I dont know