The Weird and Wonderful Echidna and The Very Peculiar Platypus

Which of the following belongs in the Venn diagram?

• Lives in a burrow.

• Have spines made of keratin,

• Has webbed feet.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What features of The Weird and Wonderful Echidna and The Very Peculiar Platypus tell you that these are informational texts?

• The map, photographs, and captions

• The use of stanzas to organize the sentences

• Drawings of fictional characters

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Which sentence helps the reader understand what the word “sense” means in paragraph 11?

• “The bill has sensors that pick up electrical signals from prey.”

• “Unlike a duck’s hard bill, a platypus’s bill is rubbery.”

• “Here is where the platypus’s extraordinary bill comes into play.”

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

What makes both the platypus and echidna unique animals?

• Both animals live in Australia

• Both animal are mammals but lay eggs

• Both animals carry their young in a pouch

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Based on the selection, how does the author most likely feel about the platypus?

• The platypus is a dangerous animal.

• The platypus is endangered and we need to protect them.

• The platypus is a wondrous animal that has unusual adaptations.

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CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Which sentence correctly uses the word “sense”?

• I haven’t seen my friends sense March.

• I paid seventy-five sense for the candy bar.

• Her sense of smell is wonderful.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Why do you think the author wrote this story?

• To persuade you to buy a platypus for a pet.

• To inform you of the unique characteristics of a platypus.

• To entertain you by telling you about how strange a platypus is.

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CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

In which part of the selection would the reader find information about the platypus’ bill?

• A Most Unlikely Mammal

• Ducklike Features

• Platypus Poison

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

In paragraph 5, the word “forages” is used. Using the context clues within the paragraph, the word forages means...

• The platypus likes to be in the water.

• Hunting for food.

• Insects are everywhere.

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

What makes monotremes different from almost all other mammals?

• They have fur

• They lay eggs

• They eat worms

• They roll into a ball

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5