A Place For Frogs

What identifies "A Place for Frogs" as informational text?

• It's a story about frogs, with a happy ending.

• It gives facts about the problems the frogs are facing and gives possible solutions.

• The main characters, the frogs, learn a lesson about how to survive.

• The story is written as a first person point of view.

The author wrote this selection most likely to--

• inform the reader about what is affecting the dolphin population.

• explain the reasons why people should have ponds in their backyards.

• describe events in chronological order.

• give information about why frogs are decreasing and what can be done to help them.

What was harming the California Red-Legged Frog?

• poison that was used to kill insects

• wildfires were destroying their habitats

• bigger animals are feeding on the young frogs

• their habitats are being destroyed by tourists

What information can you find on the section called A Frog's Life?

• how they hatch

• the four stages of a frog's life cycle

• what frogs eat

• the reasons they are endangered

What was causing the Northern Leopard frogs to develop deformed legs?

• air pollution was affecting their growth

• the surrounding crops

• worms were burrowing into their bodies

• they hurt themselves when they were hatching

What happens when people add fish to lakes and ponds?

• nothing happens

• the fish die

• the frog population increases

• the fish eat the tadpoles

How did people harm the Houston toad?

• While working, the workers filled in the temporary ponds.

• The workers caught the frogs and sold them.

• The workers killed all the frogs.

• The workers carefully removed the frogs, one by one.

Why are frogs important to other animals?

• Other animals need to be around them.

• They eat a lot of plants.

• They are an important part of the food chain.

• They keep the fish population down.

Why do we need frogs?

• People need frog legs to be served in restaurants.

• They help us survive by eating insects and by warning us about changes in the environment.

• They make pleasant croaking noises.

• Frogs make ponds prettier.

Why did the author include the section Fascinating Frog Facts on pgs. 272-273?

• so we can know about Harlequin frogs

• to give us facts about frogs

• to explain why frogs have scaly skin

• so we can know which is the smallest frog