Frozen Frogs

The author wrote this selection most likely to explain--

• the reasons scientists have been unsuccessful at freezing organs

• how the wood frog survives in harsh conditions

• how wood frogs hibernate or migrate to warmer climates

• the scientific studies that involve wood frogs

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

In paragraph 2, the word vital means--

• fortunate

• common

• necessary

• permanent

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

What can the reader conclude about wood frogs from learning that they hop away after thawing out?

• Wood frogs are not truly frozen during winter months.

• Wood frogs have a special process for storing energy.

• Wood frogs have a unique ability to know the temperature.

• Wood frogs are not harmed by the body-freezing process.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Which of these ideas is supported by information in paragraphs 5 and 6?

• Water helps the wood frog thaw its limbs.

• The temperature of its surroundings determines how long a wood frog stays frozen.

• The time it takes for a wood frog to thaw is equal to the time it takes for the frog to freeze.

• The wood frog thaws faster than its surroundings.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

The diagram of the wood frog helps the reader understand--

• which features can be used to identify a wood frog.

• which characteristics make a wood frog able to freeze

• which temperatures the wood frogs are able to survive in

• which studies involving wood frogs have been performed

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

In what paragraph did you find proof for question 28?

• Paragraph 1

• Paragraph 3

• Paragraph 6

• Paragraph 7

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

What is a diagram?

• illustration

• a map

• a photograph with captions

• a picture with labels showing the parts of something

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What strategy did you use to solve Question 27?

• Guess and Check--I substituted the answers choices in for the word vital.

• I looked it up in the dictionary and guessed.

• I used my context clues and guessed.

• I went back to paragraph 2 and reread it.

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

What is a word we can substitute in for the word conclude?

• conclusion

• learned

• resolution

• guess

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is the author's purpose?

• to inform the reader about wood frogs unique abilities

• to describe what the wood frog looks like

• to entertain the reader with an interesting story about wood frogs

• to compare how wood frogs hibernate with other types of frogs

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6