Porcupine Quiz

Which parts of a porcupine's body are not covered with quills?

When a porcupine is feeling threatened by a predator, what does it do?

• shoots quills at the predator

• makes a rattling sounds with its quills

• curls up in a ball

• thumps its tail on the ground

A porcupine's quills are barbed. What does this mean?

• They are poisonous to people and animals.

• They are coated with antibiotic fatty acids.

• They grow back when the porcupine loses them.

• They get stuck in an enemy's skin.

What is the author's purpose for writing this article.

• to explain how porcupines eat, live, and play

• to teach readers how porcupines defend themselves

• to describe the life cycle of a porcupine

• to entertain readers with a story about porcupines

According to the information in the article, which fact about porcupines is not true?

• When a porcupine's quills stand up, they become loose.

• When a porcupine raises its quills, it produces an odor.

• Porcupines have about thirty thousand quills.

• It takes several years for a porcupine to regrow lost quills.

In the article, “Quills and Thrills,” you learned how a porcupine protects itself from enemies in the wild. Think of another animal that has a special way of protecting itself from predators. Describe the animal and explain how it protects itself.

Which parts of a porcupine's body are not covered with quills?

• face

• stomach

• inside of the porcupine's legs

When a porcupine is feeling threatened by a predator, what does it do?

• shoots quills at the predator

• makes a rattling sound with its quills

• curls up in a ball

• thumps its tail on the ground

A porcupine's quills are barbed. What does this mean?

• They are poisonous to people and animals.

• They are coated with antibiotic fatty acids.

• They grow back when the porcupine loses them.

• They get stuck in an enemy's skin.

What is the author's purpose for writing this article?

• to explain how porcupines eat, live, and play

• to teach readers how porcupines defend themselves

• to describe the life cycle of a porcupine

• to entertain readers with a story about porcupines