2023 Reading Comprehension

Why do the animals hibernate during winter?

• To repair the broken cells in their body

• To protect themselves from their predators

• To save their energy to survive the cold

• To experience some changes in their bodies

• To make them distinct from other animals

Why are skunk and raccoon not considered as true hibernators? Because …

• They sleep lightly and wake up to eat in winter.

• Their body changes too much while hibernating.

• Their body temperatures drop a little, but their heart rates remain the same

• They spend most of their time to sleep while hibernating

• They share the same characteristics with jumping mouse and bats

The following statements are correct according to the passage, EXECPT …

• Decreasing their body temperatures are one of the changes animals do for hibernation

• Little changes on their body temperature allow bears to wake up quickly after hibernating

• The HIT gives the animals the signal to prepare for the winter

• The HIT is activated when the weather is warmer and longer

• Some animals keep food, while others make changes in their dens before hibernating

The word “adaptation” (paragraph 1, line 1) is the closest in meaning with …

• Development

• Dependency

• Attraction

• Improvement

• Modification

The word “substance” (paragraph 2, line 1) has similar meaning with …

• Element

• Amount

• System

• Organism

• Method

The word “excess” (Paragraph 2, line 4) has the closest meaning with …

• Deficit

• Surplus

• Important

• Shortage

• Essential

Its in “… its heart rate slows (paragraph 1, line 5)” refers to…

• Chipmunk

• Squirrels

• Bear

• Woodchuck

• Bat

They in “as they wake up in the winter to feed (paragraph 1, line 8)” refer to …

• Woodchucks and Bats

• Skunk and raccoon

• Bear and raccoon

• Woodchuck and skunk

• Bear and woodchuck

Their in “their body temperature changes… (paragraph 1, line 11)” refer to …

• Bears

• Squirrels

• Chipmunks

• Skunks

• Raccoons

The word "drop" (paragraph 1, line 5) has similar meaning with these words, EXCEPT....

• fall

• reduce

• decline

• plunge

• incline