Animal Snoops: The Wondrous World of Wildlife Spies

Which statement from the selection best states the author's message?

• They also blink biological tail lights during courtship, but are not always looking for a mate.

• Patience is among the most practiced skills of a rattlesnake.

• Spying can be the best or fastest way to find food or a mate, or get early warning of a predator.

Why does the author compare communication between animals to conversations on social media?

• To explain that it is not private and can be heard by friends and foes

• To explain different methods that animals use to communicate with one another

• To explain how gopher snakes eavesdrop on kangaroo rats

What is the purpose of the author using sections to organize the selection?

• To explain the sequence of steps animals use to catch prey

• To separate the different reasons the animals spy, pry, or eavesdrop

• To compare and contrast ways that animals eavesdrop

Which statement best states the main idea of the section "The Hungry Spy: Spying and Prying Predators?"

• Animals snoop to find food

• Animals snoop to locate a mate

• Animals snoop to avoid predators

The noisy warning call of the go-away bird

• makes it easy for a predator to catch it

• scares away all the predators

• also warns other animals that a predator is approaching

What is an anecdote?

• a medicine taken or given to counteract a particular poison

• a short account of an event that is usually intended to entertain or make a point

• A funny joke

8. What is a reason the author uses anecdotes to organize the selection?

• To describe how animals use prying to survive

• To provide several definitions of animal spying

• To explain the sequence of steps animals take to spy and survive