How the Chickadee Weathers the Winter-I-Ready

How does the author organize the ideas in "How the Chickadee Weathers the Winter"?

• Describes how cold winter weather causes chickadees to grow more feathers

• Compares how chickadees behave in the winter with the way other birds behave.

• She tells personal stories of chickadees she has seen in the wild during winter.

• Presents the problem of winter weather and tells how chickadees solve the problem.

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Choose 2 pieces of evidence that the author organized the information in the text as a problem and solution.

• "The temperature has fallen below zero. The car won't start, water pipes are frozen, and schools are closed."

• "During cold spells, chickadees nest together at night to keep warm. Sometimes as many as twenty will huddle together in a hole in a tree.

• "Underneath are soft fluffy feathers called down. Down does the same job as the stuffing in a winter jacket."

• "During the winter, the chickadee's body produces more feathers for warmth. On a very cold day, you may see a chickadee fluffing up its feathers"

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Which detail from "How the Chickadee Weathers the Winter support the idea that readers should fill their bird feeders in the winter?

• A chickadee weighs less than a chocolate bar, but it flies about busily.

• To survive during the winter, the chickadee has to eat constantly.

• To keep from wasting energy, the chickadee learns to live with cold feet.

• The next time you're stuck indoors on a cold day, admire the chickadee.

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Read the following paragraph from the passage:

" During the winter, the chickadee's body produces more feathers for warmth. On a very cold day, you may see a chickadee fluffing up its feathers. This creates more space between the feathers to trap air that insulates the body."

What idea do the details in the paragraph support?

• Winter can be a very difficult time for chickadees.

• Chickadees have fewer feathers in warmer months.

• Chickadees use their feathers to defend themselves.

• Air travels easily through the chickadees feathers.

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What is the meaning of the word endure as it is used in this sentence?

"How does it endure cold weather?" (Paragraph 11)

• live through

• celebrate

• fight for

• ignore

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Which sentece below gives you context clues that endure means to live through?

• "The temperature has fallen below zero"

• "If you went outside without winter clothes, you'd freeze before long."

• "Yet the chickadee, a tiny bird that weighs less than a chocolate bar, flies about busily.

• "the chickadee has to eat constantly during the winter to survive.

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