ELA Review 3

Some animals go to safe places during the coldest parts of the winter to sleep. Those animals are part-time sleepers. They go into dens, logs, and other places. Sometimes they wake up to look for food. Animals such as opossums, skunks, and raccoons are part-time sleepers.

Animals Hibernate. Some animals hibernate (HIGH-behr-nayt) during the winter. An animal that hibernates goes into a deep sleep. It doesn’t wake up until winter is over. Animals hibernate because they can’t find enough food in the winter.

Animals that hibernate breathe slowly as they sleep. Then they need less food. Animals such as woodchucks, chipmunks, and bats hibernate.

Animals Migrate. Some animals migrate when winter comes. Animals that migrate go from colder places to warmer places. Those animals can find food more easily in warmer places. Some whales, insects, and birds migrate.

Animals Stay Busy. Some animals stay busy throughout the winter. Those animals fix their homes and gather food. Sometimes when it is very cold outside, they go into their homes. Then they eat some of the food they have stored there. Animals such as squirrels, deer, and beavers stay busy all winter.

What makes the genre of this passage informational?

• A group of facts is presented about what some animals do during the winter.

• A real experience is created and includes descriptive details and a clear event sequence.

• A factual account of an experience is reported from the viewpoint of a reporter.

• A first hand account is recorded by a primary source.

Some animals go to safe places during the coldest parts of the winter to sleep. Those animals are part-time sleepers. They go into dens, logs, and other places. Sometimes they wake up to look for food. Animals such as opossums, skunks, and raccoons are part-time sleepers.

Animals Hibernate. Some animals hibernate (HIGH-behr-nayt) during the winter. An animal that hibernates goes into a deep sleep. It doesn’t wake up until winter is over. Animals hibernate because they can’t find enough food in the winter.

Animals that hibernate breathe slowly as they sleep. Then they need less food. Animals such as woodchucks, chipmunks, and bats hibernate.

Animals Migrate. Some animals migrate when winter comes. Animals that migrate go from colder places to warmer places. Those animals can find food more easily in warmer places. Some whales, insects, and birds migrate.

Animals Stay Busy. Some animals stay busy throughout the winter. Those animals fix their homes and gather food. Sometimes when it is very cold outside, they go into their homes. Then they eat some of the food they have stored there. Animals such as squirrels, deer, and beavers stay busy all winter.

What question could be answered using clues from the passage?

• What kind of animals live in the forest?

• What do some animals do during the winter?

• What animals live underwater?

• Do animals migrate during the summer?

Which of the following quotes supports the conclusion that some animals migrate during the winter?

• "Animals such as opossums, skunks, and raccoons are part-time sleepers."

• "An animal that hibernates goes into a deep sleep."

• "Animals such as squirrels, deer, and beavers stay busy all winter."

• "Some animals migrate when winter comes. Animals that migrate go from colder places to warmer places."

Some animals go to safe places during the coldest parts of the winter to sleep. Those animals are part-time sleepers. They go into dens, logs, and other places. Sometimes they wake up to look for food. Animals such as opossums, skunks, and raccoons are part-time sleepers.

Animals Hibernate. Some animals hibernate (HIGH-behr-nayt) during the winter. An animal that hibernates goes into a deep sleep. It doesn’t wake up until winter is over. Animals hibernate because they can’t find enough food in the winter.

Animals that hibernate breathe slowly as they sleep. Then they need less food. Animals such as woodchucks, chipmunks, and bats hibernate.

Animals Migrate. Some animals migrate when winter comes. Animals that migrate go from colder places to warmer places. Those animals can find food more easily in warmer places. Some whales, insects, and birds migrate.

Animals Stay Busy. Some animals stay busy throughout the winter. Those animals fix their homes and gather food. Sometimes when it is very cold outside, they go into their homes. Then they eat some of the food they have stored there. Animals such as squirrels, deer, and beavers stay busy all winter.

How would this passage help you write a narrative about an animal who wants to survive during the winter?

• I could use the information about the animals that live in the dessert.

• I could use the information about where animals go during the summer months.

• I could use the information that tells me how animals migrate, hibernate, and stay busy during the winter.

• I could use the information about the relationship between humans and animals.

Read the following paragraph.

A penguin is a type of bird that lives in water and on land. The black-and-white appearance of penguins is known as countershading, which is a form of camouflage that helps keep them safe in the water. Wild penguins are found only in the Southern Hemisphere.

What genre am I ?

• Informational Text

• Narrative Text