Animal Snoops

Communication between two animals

• does not exist.
• is similar to two people talking privately.
• is often loud or bright enough for other animals to hear or see.
• cannot be understood by other animals.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Biologists call animals' ability to detect each other's messages

• misbehavior.
• early warnings.
• eavesdropping.
• sneakiness.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Eavesdropping allows animals to

• teach other animals about themselves.
• learn more about people.
• become more intelligent.
• find food, a home, or a mate.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

The noisy warning call of the go-away bird 

• makes it easy for a predator to catch it.
• also warns other animals that a predator is approaching.
• scares away all its predators.
• tells people to “go away.”

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Bees often spend time eating pollen from bright flowers. What animal "snoops" on the bees when they do this?

• The queen bee

• Crab spiders

• Dragonflies

• Birds

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Who had to wait for a chipmunk to cross its path?

• antelope

• monkey

• stork

• rattlesnake

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.10

What is the significance of this excerpt? Tick, tick, creak.

• The iguana is looking for a mate.

• The monkey senses danger.

• The whale is using echolocation.

• The bat is using radar.

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Why did the author compare the process of spying to social media?

• Because social media is popular

• Because the animals are often loud or bright, so everyone is alerted

• Because social media is quiet

• To compare it to nobody being alerted

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What was the parrot’s name?

• Gunther

• Marshmallow

• Marshall

• Galapagos

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

What does it mean if a plan is “foiled”?

• It has been stopped.

• It is successful.

• It is confusing.

• It has been copied.

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4