"How Do Different Animals Sleep"

Read the following statements.

1.From tiny ants to giant whales, all animals sleep.

2.And some have come up with some unusual ways to get their zzzz's.

3.These leaves are hard to digest and don't give much energy.

4.Even asleep on the ground, a lion can feel safe.

Which two statements are MAIN ideas from the article?

• 1 and 2

• 2 and 3

• 3 and 4

• 1 and 4

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Read the paragraph below from the article.

If you watch a cat or dog sleeping, you might see them flick an ear or grunt or twitch while sound asleep. And yes, they likely are dreaming. Scientists think that all mammals and birds dream, but fish, reptiles and insects don't. By looking at the brain patterns of sleeping animals, they think animals dream about chasing, pouncing and finding their way home — rehearsing important skills.

Which statement summarizes the paragraph?

• Scientists who study animals have found that mammals and birds dream while they sleep.

• Scientists who study animals are not sure what cats and dogs dream about.

• Scientists who study animals have found that fish and reptiles dream more than people do.

• Scientists who study animals want to do more work to find out about animal dreams.

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How is the structure of the section “Light Sleepers” similar to the structure of the section “Half-Asleep”?

• Both sections give reasons for why giraffes and horses sleep while standing up.

• Both sections give examples of a way that some animals sleep and give reasons why they sleep that way.

• Both sections compare how animals sleep with how human beings sleep.

• Both sections give several examples of the ways different birds sleep at night and what kind of dreams they have.

If the section "Big Sleepers" were organized as problem and solution, which sentence would come FIRST?

• They eat only the leaves of eucalyptus trees.

• These leaves are hard to digest and don't give much energy.

• They may sleep 18 to 22 hours a day, waking up for short periods to eat leaves.

• Predators, such as lions and wolves, tend to sleep more than their prey.

Write a paragraph that explains the central idea of the text. Use at least two details from the article to support your response.