Bat Loves the Night Comprehension

What does Bat do at the START of the article?

• wakes up

• finds a cave

• catches food

• feeds her baby

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.3

What does Bat do BEFORE she starts to fly?

• shouts loudly

• looks for food

• finds her babies

• unhooks her toes

Bat is at home in the darkness as a fish is in the water.

How does the author connect information in the sentence above?

• by ordering two events

• by comparing two ideas

• by showing a cause and its effect

• by showing a problem and its solution

What is Bat's voice compared to in the article?

• a leaf

• a cave

• a shadow

• a flashlight

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Bat plunges, fast as blinking, and grabs it in her open mouth.

What is the meaning of the word plunges as used in the sentence above?

• lands smoothly

• sleeps peacefully

• turns around quietly

• moves down suddenly

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Sometimes mother bats carry their babies when they go out, but
mostly the babies stay behind in the roost and crowd together to
keep warm.

What is the meaning of the word roost as used in the sentence above?

• food that bats eat

• place where bats fly

• place where bats sleep

• body of water where bats live

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.RI.3.4

Fifty hungry batlings hang in a huddle, hooked to a rafter by oversized
feet.

What is the meaning of the word batlings as used in the sentence above?

• bats that are babies

• bats that make noise

• bats that live in a cave

• bats that are large in size

Answer explanation

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Why do baby bats stay in the nest for the first few weeks of their lives?

• they cannot fly

• They cannot hear.

• They are too cold.

• They are too small

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.1

Bats are nocturnal.

What is the meaning of the word nocturnal as used in the sentence above?

• eat plants

• eat insects

• sleep at night

• sleep during the day

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.4

What happens when the birds are singing?

• Bat is sleeping.

• Bat is listening.

• Bat is eating food.

• Bat is flying around.