Discover the Desert

1. How does a kangaroo rat survive in the desert?

• It uses camouflage to hide from predators.

• It gathers its food at night

• It does not leave its burrow.

• It eats the desert sand.

Read this sentence from the text."Desert plants face the danger of being eaten by animals."What is the cactus' solution to this problem?

• It collects water.

• It has spines.

• It has a hard shell.

• It has waxy skin.

The kangaroo rat and the tarantula are similar.What evidence from the text supports this conclusion?

• Both move very slowly.

• The cactus is their main food source.

• Both find their food at night.

• Both find water in burrows.

Read these sentences from the text."When a tortoise is in danger, it pulls its head and legs into its shell. Its shell helps camouflage, or disguise, the tortoise because its shell looks like a rock."

Based on this information, how might the tortoise’s disguise help protect it?

• Its disguise could cause other animals to mistake the tortoise for a tarantula

• Its disguise could cause other animals to mistake the tortoise for a cactus.

• Its disguise could cause other animals to ignore the tortoise instead of eating it.

• Its disguise could cause other animals to eat the tortoise instead of ignoring it.

5. What is the main idea of this passage?

• Plants and animals in the desert have features that help them survive.

• Kangaroo rats and tarantulas live in the desert.

• The desert is a dangerous place to live.

• Not many plants and animals can live in the desert

A simile is a comparison of two different things that uses the word "like" or "as."In which sentence of the text is there a simile?

• "Its shell helps camouflage, or disguise, the tortoise because its shell looks like a rock."

• "A kangaroo rat survives in the desert by gathering food at night."

• "Once the desert is cooler, the tarantula wakes up."

• "The cactus is a type of plant that can survive in the desert."

7.Choose the answer that best completes the sentence.A tarantula usually walks slowly; _______, when it spots food it moves quickly to catch its prey.

• therefore

• including

• namely

• however

8. Which two desert creatures both live in holes in the ground?

• desert tortoise and the tarantula

• desert tortoise and grasshoppers

• Kangaroo rat and poison dart frog

• Poison dart frog and the tarantula

What is an example of a physical feature that helps a desert plant or animal survive? Choose 2

• The cactus has spines that keep it from being eaten by animals.

• The desert tortoise has a shell to protect its head and legs and camouflage it.

• A cactus is green.

10. An important part of survival is protecting oneself. How do plants and animals in the desert protect themselves? Choose 4 answers

• desert tortoise protects itself from the sun by staying cool in a burrow

• desert tortoise has a shell to camouflage itself from danger and protect its head and legs.

• The cactus has spines to protect it from being eaten by animals

• the tarantula protects itself from the sun by sleeping during the day.

• Just keep swimming...just keep swimming...