Extreme Animals Reading Comprehension

When snakes sleep, what do they do with their eyes?

• squint their eyes

• blink their eyes

• close their eyes

• leave their eyes open

If a lizard's tail falls off, what will happen?

• nothing

• a new tail will grow

• it will die

This is a tuatara lizard. It has a/an ____________ on its head to measure sunlight and heat.

• thermometer

• sensor

• eye

• button

This humpback whale's tongue weighs as much as ________________ does.

• a small whale

• a small house

• a small human

• a small car

This is a lungfish. It can live without food and water for four ___________ if it has to.

• years

• months

• days

• decades

What will happen if a crocodile stays underwater for too long?

• it will get angry

• it will go to sleep

• it will drown

• it will swim away

This mudskipper is a fish, but it moves better on land than in water.

• true

• false

This halibut is different from other fish because

• both of its eyes are on the same side of its head.

• its body is flat.

• it tastes better when it's eaten.

• it can climb trees.

All zebras have the same stripe pattern.

• True

• False

Kangaroos can use their tails to balance themselves.

• True

• False