Survival at 40 Below

Which of these activities does the arctic squirrel do first when hibernating?

• Curls up in a burrow

• Brain activity ceases

• Supercools body

• Heart rate drops

What is a frogsicle in the text?

• A yummy food the predators love to eat

• A great tasting desert the author loves to eat

• A frog using insulation to hibernate for the winter

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Where do Dall sheep prefer to live?

• On frozen prairies

• Near the river

• In mountains

• Areas without plants

Why do musk oxen gather in a circle?

• Because they like the smell of each other

• To protect each other and stay warm

• Because they love each other very much

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

Why do so many plants and animals go under the snow in the Arctic?

• The snow gets really deep

• The ground is cracked

• There are too many bushes

• It isn’t as cold there

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.6.1

What is duff in this text?

• Thick fur

• Layers of fat on some animals

• Leaves on the forest floor

• A layer of frozen water

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which sentence tells you why the animals go under the snow in the winter?

• It is much warmer under the snow than in the open air

• Inch by inch, the layer of snow deepens with each winter storm

• Thick pond ice cracks and makes eerie sounds

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Why do the caribou avoid the burned area?

• The caribou can smell the burned area from the fire and know there is no food there

• The caribou only like cold places

• The ground is still hot

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

What does a chickadee eat in the winter?

• Bugs that are called flits

• Dense and fluffy feathers

• Almost nothing at all

• Food that has been cached