SC Eager Reading Review

Why is Julia very confused about the caterpillars?

• She forgot to read the book.

• She did not understand the book.

• She did not finish reading the book.
  

• She forgot how long it takes pupae to hatch.

The author shows Julia’s feelings by _________.

• having her jump up and down
  

• telling about her anger and rage

• having Patrick explain her sadness

• describing her hands as freezing cold

Silk thread is made by _________.

• leaving a cocoon on a table

• placing a cocoon in boiling water

• placing a cocoon in a special cage

• placing a cocoon in a sewing machine

Julia was glad that Patrick videotaped the caterpillar’s actions because _________.

• she wants to watch the video many times

• she wants to show her teacher their hard work

• she does not know how to use the video camera

• she wants to send the videotape to a nature program

The three main kinds of organisms in an ecosystem are _________.

• living, nonliving, and bacteria

• populations, scavengers, and habitats

• species, consumers, and communities

• producers, consumers, and decomposers

An animal that eats only plants is called a(n) _________.

• carnivore

• herbivore

• omnivore

• scavenger

A food chain always begins with a _________.

• plant

• mouse

• consumer

• population

An ant is _________ .

• a species

• an organism

• a community

• an atmosphere

Abdul leaves _________ for Ali and Jabad.

• his radio

• some dates

• his heavy rugs

• a goat

Ali and his father are traveling to Rissani because they want to _________.

• sell their camels

• find a new home

• take their sheep to the mountains

• avoid the yearly sandstorms