Unit 4 Week 3 Amazing Animals of the Mojave Story Test

The genre for Amazing Wildlife of the Mojave is...

• narrative nonfiction

• folktale

• fantasy

• expository text

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

What river flows through the Mojave Desert?

• Death Valley River

• Colorado River

• Mojave River

• Mississippi River

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

The Chuckwalla is a type of...

• cactus

• insect

• snake

• lizard

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

How do jackrabbits control their temperature?

• through their ears

• panting

• by only coming out at night

• hiding in the shade

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

How do Roadrunners warm themselves after a chilly night?

• They grow warm feathers to insulate themselves.

• They do jumping jacks and push-ups to get their blood flowing.

• They turn on the heater in their nests to warm themselves up.

• They turn their backs towards the sun and raise their body feathers.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

Why do desert iguanas change color?

• To hide from preditors.

• To warm their bodies in the morning and cool them at night.

• To attract a mate.

• To make themselves look cool.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

What is a reason many desert animals use burrows?

• So they can eat the plants that grow in there.

• So that they can hibernate in the winter.

• So that they can hide from hunters.

• So that they can stay cool and safe.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

How do scorpions avoid the heat?

• They crawl into bushes.

• They stand up tall on their legs.

• They climb on top of a cactus.

• They hide under rocks.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

What are some different ways that animals in the Mojave get water?

• Tiny drops of dew that form or stones.

• From eating flowers, seeds, and leaves that contain water.

• From eating other animals and insects that are half water.

• From the milk of the cows that live there.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What is one way desert animals are alike?

• they all drink water from streams

• they all eat insects

• they all find ways to avoid the midday heat

• they are all light-colored to absorb heat

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3