Lesson 26

What does the word disturbing mean in the sentence below?

Mandy watched the baby birds without disturbing the nest.

• bothering

• building

• rejecting

• seeing

What does the word struggled mean in the sentence below?

Oscar struggled to carry the heavy package to his house.

• asked a friend

• created a machine

• had a difficult time

• moved things around

What does the word gradually mean in the sentence below?

The bus gradually came to a stop.

• recently

• properly

• little by little

• with some noise

What does the word identical mean in the sentence below?

No two snowflakes are identical.

• exactly alike

• very unusual

• almost frozen

• simply elegant

What does the word routine mean in the sentence below?

Every afternoon, Steven walked his dog as part of his routine.

• humorous event

• special ceremony

• regular course of action

• lesson that was learned

Which quote from the article best supports the title?

• “But traveling a long distance or an unknown route takes more

  planning.”

• “Echoes are created when sound waves move through the air, hit something, and bounce back.”

• “She listened to the tapes at normal speed and heard elephant

  sounds no human had ever heard before.”

• “To navigate, they use these senses and other abilities that people don't have, such as echolocation, in ways that scientists are still trying to understand.”

The section of the article with the heading “Leaving Home” tells how

• animals use infrasound.

• an animal will live its life.

• an animal will ignore its instincts.

• animals know how to communicate.

The photograph of elephants shows how they

• move around in groups.

• survive during violent storms.

• all flap their ears at the same time.

• use their trunks to communicate with their families.

What do you learn by reading the paragraphs under the heading “Why Bees Sing and Dance” ?

• that animals have five senses

• how some animals greet each other

• that sound waves bounce off objects as an echo

• how some animals tell others where to find food

To find information about how some animals communicate with each other, you could look under any of these headings EXCEPT

• “Elephant Talk.”

• “Leaving Home.”

• “Why Bats Squeak.”

• “Why Bees Sing and Dance.”