The desert

What is a desert?

• cold place with little rain

• hot place with lots of rain

• dry place with little rain

Which desert animal is described in the article?

• the lizard

• the coyote

• the kangaroo rat

What evidence from the story supports the fact that it is not easy for plants to live in a hot desert?

• Hot deserts are home to many difficult kinds of animals.

• One of the most common desert plant is the cactus.

• Only a few kinds of trees and bushes can survive in the hot desert.

What kind of plant would probably not survive in a hot desert?

• a plant that does not need much water

• a plant that needs rain every single week

• a plant that can collect and store water in its stems

What is the main idea of this article?

• Some deserts are hot, and a few deserts can be cold.

• Hot deserts are home to many kinds of animals and some kinds of plants.

• The cactus is one of the most common plans found in the desert.

"Another hot desert animal is the kangaroo rat. It sleeps underground during the day, when the weather is hot. The kangaroo rat comes out at night, when it is cooler."

In the last sentence, what does "it" refer to?

• another animal

• the kangaroo rat

• the weather

What is the best way to combine the two sentences?

A desert gets less than ten inches of rain each year. Only a few kinds of trees and bushes can survive there

• A desert gets less than ten inches of rain each year, because only a few kinds of and bushes can survive there

• A desert gets less than ten inches of rain each year, so only a few kinds of trees and bushes can survive there.

• A desert gets less than ten inches each year, but only a few kinds of trees and bushes can survive there.

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