4th M2U1 EUA

According to the text, when do animals in some places start to prepare for winter?

• As the animals undergo diapause

• As the animals grow

• As the weather gets warm

• As the weather gets cold

As the weather gets cold, it has many effects. Based on the text, what effect does cold weather have on turtles?

• It causes turtles to hide.

• It causes turtles to undergo diapause.

• It causes turtles to migrate.

• It causes the skin of turtles to change color.

Read the section titled “Cool Creatures.”  What can you conclude based on the information in this section?

• Food is less available for animals during the winter, making it harder to survive.

• Eating more food is the only way that animals are able to adapt for survival in the winter.

• Animals that adapt to the cold may look different in the winter than in the summer.

• Many animals die every winter from not being able to adapt to the cold temperatures.

Based on the text, how can many animals survive cold winters?

• Only animals with fur are able to survive in the winter.

• Different animals have different ways of preparing for and surviving in the winter.

• All birds migrate south in the fall to avoid the first snowfall.

• Only animals that live on land have to migrate during the winter.

What is the main idea of the text?

• Some animals, such as dormice and chipmunks, hibernate during the winter.

• Gulls, butterflies, and humpback whales migrate from cold places to warm places.

• Some animals adapt to cold weather by changing the color and thickness of their fur.

• Animals prepare for winter in a variety of ways.

Read these sentences from the text.

“Some insects, such as ladybugs, also sleep through the winter. During that time, they do not grow. That is called diapause. Gypsy moths and grasshoppers are insects that also undergo diapause during the winter.”

As used in these sentences, what does the words “undergo” probably mean?

• Stress

• Go around

• Go through

• Learn

Read this paragraph from the text: 

“Some animals adapt to the cold weather. That means their habits and bodies change to survive the cold. Some animals change their diet and the thickness and color of their fur." 

 Based on this evidence, what is an example of an animal adapting to cold weather? 

• a gray squirrel staying active during the winter

• a rabbit growing thicker fur to keep warm in the winter 

• a seagull flying from a warm place to a cold place in the spring

• a woodchuck deciding not to hibernate in the winter

In the section titled "How Animals Prepare for Winter," the author writes, ". . . the  

     food is stored in their bodies while they hibernate." 

  What does "their" refer to? 

•  woodchucks

• bodies

• animals

• chipmunks

 _________ migrate to warmer weather during the winter months.

• Butterflies, mice, and humpback whales

• Deer, rabbits, and certain gulls

• Butterflies, humpback whales, and certain gulls

• Certain gulls, caribou, and grasshoppers

What are some animals that adapt to the colder weather?

• ladybugs and frogs

• turtles and humpback whales

• foxes and rabbits

•  chipmunks and gypsy moths