Beavers EOG

According to the text, which choice describes a beaver's tail?

• It is 3 feet long and weighs 40 or 50 pounds.

• It has small scales similar to those of a fish.

• It is covered with shiny brown fur.

• It looks like a hairy rudder on a boat.

Click the word that means "bear" in the paragraph below.

"A beaver cannot bear to live alone. He is never as happy as when when he has a large number of friends close at hand whom he can visit every day; for beavers are the kindest neighbors in the world, always ready to help one another in building new homes or in repairing old ones."

• accept

• carry

• uncover

• earn

According to the text, what two steps follows finishing the foundation when building a beaver dam?

First ​ (a)  

​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Next ​ (b)   ​ ​

• piling sticks and mud on topic
• checking to see if it's strong and safe
• watching which way the stream runs
• gathering sticks and mud

What is the connection between paragraphs 5 and 6?

• They present a problem and offer a solution.

• They explain a cause-effect relationship.

• They present a sequence for building.

• They compare habits of wise beavers.

Why do beavers carefully inspect a dam after building it?

• Beavers need to build a bridge to get across a stream.

• Beavers know water will wash away a weak dam.

• Beavers want to find the best place to build a house or village.

• Beavers make the walls of their houses with big sticks.

Select the word that means 'companion' in the paragraph below.

"No beaver thinks of living alone. Sometimes he will have one companion, and sometimes a dozen or more.

• sister

• enemy

• worker

• friend

How are paragraphs 10 and 11 connected?

• Both compare the two ways beavers build dams.

• Both describe the differences between a dam and a pond.

• Paragraph 10 presents a problem and Paragraph 11 presents a solution.

• Paragraph 10 shows the result of an unusual situation in paragraph 11.

Which detail from the text supports the main idea?

• "A beaver is a wild animal about three feet in length."

• "They first gather together a large number of sticks and logs."

• "No beaver ever thinks about living alone."

• "Each beaver has its own fixed place on the floor."