Elephants: The Big Eaters

With which opinion would the author MOST LIKELY agree?

• Elephants eat too much food.

• Elephants are dirty animals.

• Elephants are amazing animals.

• Elephants need more sleep.

In Paragraph 5, the words worn down mean

• break up.

• get smaller

• .become tired.

• fall out.

In “Elephants: The Big Eaters,” which question does Paragraph 3 answer?

• Where do elephants live naturally?

• What kinds of food do elephants eat?

• How many pounds do elephants weigh?

• How much time do elephants spend eating?

Which word from the passage can mean both “to hit something with force” and “a unit of measure”?

• dig

• pound

• weight

• break

The passage was written to answer which question?

• How fast do elephants eat?

• When do elephants sleep?

• What must elephants eat to grow?

• How do elephants find food?

How does the author mainly organize the information in the passage?

• by giving facts about elephants and supporting them with details

• by describing the reasons people admire elephants so much

• by telling some of the problems that elephants have

• by comparing elephants to other animals

Elephants eat a lot because they

• are huge.

• exercise all day.

• stay busy at night.

• are always hungry.

If an elephant ate 250 pounds of food in one day, MOST LIKELY that elephant weighs

• 5,000 pounds

• 6,500 pounds

• 8,500 pounds

• 9,000 pounds.

Based on “Elephants: The Big Eaters,” which sentence is PROBABLY true?

• Elephants do not get enough to eat from trees and plants.

• Elephants need to eat a large amount of food every day.

• Elephants have to share their food with other large animals.

• Elephants eat during the day but not at night.

What is the MAIN reason someone would read “Elephants: The Big Eaters”?

• to learn what foods elephants like

• to learn how much elephants can weigh

• to learn where elephants live

• to learn why elephants have trunks