The Weird and Wonderful Echidna - Reading Comprehension

What type of text is "The Weird and Wonderful Echidna"?

• Informational text

• realistic fiction

• historical fiction

The echidna is commonly known as -

• the spiny anteater

• the spiny elephant eater

• the spiny plant eater

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-__________________ have lived longer than any other mammals on Earth.

• Monotremes

• Phonotremes

• Biotremes

Two examples of monotremes are -

• Echidnas and platypus

• Elephants and giraffes

• Ants and Platypus

Echidna spines are made of -

• keratin

• gelatin

• loose skin

_____________ doesn't eat ants at all.

• Short-beaked echidna

• Long-beaked echidna

• long-legged echidna

The echidna uses the __________ for worm catching.

• tongue

• nose

• ears

The echidna uses ______ energy when it is in torpor.

• less

• more

• most