Amazing Wildlife of the Mojave Comprehension

What is the MAIN idea of the selection?

• Deserts are challenging places to live.

• Different animals avoid heat in different ways

• Animals get water in different ways in the Mojave.

• The Mojave is an environment for many fascinating animals.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

Why does a chuckwalla make its body fatter?

• to wedge itself inside a crack to protect itself from predators

• to make room for food to store away for the winter

• to scare away predators

• to shed its skin

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

All of the following are ways animals get water in the desert EXCEPT

• from the food they eat.

• from streams or puddles.

• from frequent rain showers

• from dew that forms overnight.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

How are all desert animals ALIKE

• f They can change color.

• They are light-colored.

• They live underground.

• They find ways to avoid the heat.

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

After reading the selection, you can conclude that when visiting the Mojave desert, it would be important to

• wear dark-colored clothes all day.

• wear light-colored clothes all day.

• wear dark-colored clothes in the morning and light-colored clothes during the day.

• wear light-colored clothes in the morning and dark-colored clothes during the day

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1