Komodo Dragons

What does the word lumbering mean?

• walking slowly, heavy, awkward

• Walking lightly, tiptoeing, hopping

• walking fast and swift

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Why did the author use the sub-heading Beast Among Lizards?

• Lizards are the largest reptile on earth.

• Komodo dragons are the

  largest and heaviest lizards on Earth.

• Most lizards are small

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What type of lizard is a Komodo Dragon?

• Gecko

• rhynchocephalians

• Monitor

Which is a theory of why Komodo Dragons became the largest lizards?

• The lizards were at once on a large continent and they grew so large because they had eaten all the smaller reptiles.

• They became larger because they had to grow to protect themselves.

• When the lizards began moving to

  islands. With more prey and fewer predators, the lizards’ offspring slowly

  became larger and larger.

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What does cold-blooded mean?

• They cannot make their own body heat.

  Komodo dragons spend lots of time in the sun to keep warm.

• They need to be in cold areas because their skin will be damaged by the sun.

• They have very cold and moist skin. They are able to make their own body heat.

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What is a lair?

• A lair it on top of the mountain.

• A lair is a burrow that Komodo Dragons find shelter in at night and when it rains.

• A lair is a grassy hole that contains food for the Komodo Dragon.

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Why does the passage include a map?

• The map shows where the Komodo Dragon lived when it was small.

• The map allows the reader to see where the Komodo Dragons are found.

• The map allows the reader to visualize what it is like to be a Komodo Dragon

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What does the word range mean in the heading of the map?

• The range is a stove.

• The range is in the western part of the US where cattle roam.

• The range or amount of area where the Komodo Dragon lives.

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The Komodo Dragon lives on how many islands?

• 14

• 5

• 28

What is the terrain or type of land that Komodo Dragons live on?

• Beaches with beautiful sand.

• Rugged and hilly

• flat grasslands