Thirsty Cactus Quiz

What is the main purpose of the spines on a saguaro cactus?

• To provide shade for the cactus

• To protect the cactus from predators

• To help the cactus collect water

• To help the cactus grow taller

How much water can a saguaro cactus hold when it stretches its sides?

• Up to five gallons

• Up to fifteen gallons

• Up to ten gallons

• Up to twenty gallons

What kind of animals like to live in a saguaro cactus?

• Bears and wolves

• Woodpeckers and lizards

• Frogs and turtles

• Snakes and rabbits

What happens when birds make holes in a saguaro cactus for a nest?

• The cactus produces more spines

• The cactus grows taller

• The water from the inside flows out

• The cactus dies

How tall can most full-grown saguaro cacti grow?

• 20-30 feet

• 30-40 feet

• 50-60 feet

What change, if any, should be made to sentence 1?

• change the question mark to a period

• change their to there

• change desert to dessert

• make no change

What is the correct way to write sentence 8?

• Saguaros do not need much water to survive and they are able to collect and store water when it rains.

• Saguaros do not need much water to survive, they are able to collect and store water when it rains.

• Saguaros do not need much water to survive. They are able to collect and store water when it rains.

• Sentence 8 is written correctly in the paper.

10.What change, if any, should be made to sentence 9?

• Change stretches to stretchs

• Change gallons to galons

• Change it's to its

• Make no change.

Kim wants to add a closing sentence to her paper. Which sentence could BEST follow sentence 13 and help bring her paper to a close?

• The saguaro is truly a unique cactus.

• I would like to plant a saguaro in my yard.

• Birds really like living in the saguaro.

• Saguaros can only be found in Arizona.

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Kim wants to combine the ideas in sentences 13 and 14. In the space or box provided, write a new sentence that combines these ideas in a clear and effective way.

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