What was the main idea of "Fight to Survive"?

• how animals look at a zoo

• how animals defend themselves in different ways

• how animals fight polar bears in the artic

• how the millipede forms and lives

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

What does the prefix "hind" mean?

• bottom

• front

• side

• upside down

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which affix in the diagram above means "front"?

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which is larger, the monarch butterfly’s hindwings or forewings? (RI.4.7)

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CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

In Paragraph 3, the article states that the butterflies’ “irregular flying behavior makes them hard to catch. This helps them evade predators.” Below, underline two other words in Paragraph 3 that mean the same thing as “evade.”

• dodge

• escape

• fight

• love

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Read these sentences from the article and then answer the question below. If you startled a nine-banded armadillo, it might jump straight up into the air and then quickly run away. That response would probably surprise you, as well as unsuspecting predators! What does the word “response” mean as used in this passage?

• written or spoken answer

• reaction

• responsibility

• danger

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Read this sentence from the article and then choose the best dictionary definition for the word in bold. From this high vantage point, a pronking springbok can determine the position of predators. What does the word “determine” mean as used in this passage?

• determine verb \di-ˈtər-mən\ to set limits to

• determine verb \di-ˈtər-mən\ to conclude or ascertain following investigation and observation

• determine verb \di-ˈtər-mən\ to firmly decide on a course of action

• determine verb \di-ˈtər-mən\ to bring about; produce

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

According to the article, which animals escape predators by going into the air? Circle all that apply. (RI.4.7)

• octopus

• monarch butterfly

• basilisk lizard

• flying fish

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CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RL.3.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

Explain one way the diagrams help the reader better understand the text of the article. (RI.4.7)

• to make things more difficult for the reader

• to doesn't do anything

• to help the reader understand more about the information

• diagrams are just there to be pretty

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CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RL.3.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

What does the word affix mean?

• a Greek or Latin root word

• a word part like a prefix or suffix

• a complete word

• something that fixes something

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A