Power Hour42 What Lives in a Rain Forest?

What is a rain forest?

• A. a rainy place in South America

• B. a rainy place with tall trees

• C. a rainy, warm place

What does this article list?

• A. different kinds of plants in the rain forest

• B. different places where rain forests can be found

• C. different animals that live in the rain forest

Read these sentences from the text. "Rain forests are rainy and often warm places. They are home to more than half of all the different kinds of plants and animals in the world." What conclusion can you draw from this evidence?

• A. Many different animals and plants are able to live in warm and rainy habitats.

• B. Rain forests are much more common than other kinds of habitats.

• C. Plants and animals are able to live in warm places more easily than in rainy places.

. Anteaters, gorillas, and jaguars live on the rain forest floor. Birds, butterflies, and bats live in the tops of the tallest trees. Based on this evidence, what is one characteristic of an animal that might affect where it lives in the rain forest?

• A. color

• B. personality

• C. size

What is the main idea of this article?

• A. Most big rain forest animals live on the rain forest floor.

• B. Many different kinds of animals live in rain forests.

• C. The Amazon is the world's largest rain forest.

Read these sentences from the text. "Animals also live in the lower branches. Those creatures include snakes and tree frogs. Finally, most big rain forest animals live on the rain forest floor. Those animals include anteaters, gorillas, and jaguars." Why might the author give examples of the different animals in the rain forest?

• A. to explain to the reader why it's important to learn about different kinds of animals

• B. to show the reader that very different animals all live in the rain forest

• C. to try and convince the reader to visit the rain forest and see these animals

Choose the answer that best completes this sentence. Some animals live in the tops of the tallest trees, ____ most big rain forest animals live on the rain forest floor.

• A. so

• B. because

• C. but

What are three big animals that live on the rain forest floor?

What are three different animals that live in the tops of the tallest trees in the rain forest?

Different kinds of animals live in different parts of the rain forest. What information in the text shows this is true?