Echidna DR 2 Appearance

What do echidnas use their sticky tongues for?

• To clean their spines

• To drink water

• To keep their nose moist

• To catch food

Based on the description, where would an echidna most likely live?

• In trees

• In rivers and lakes

• In caves

• In burrows or on the ground

Why do echidnas have large claws?

• To help them run fast

• To catch flying insects

• To protect themselves from predators

• To dig

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• Echidnas are small, animals covered with coarse hair, and spines.

• Echidnas are small animals, covered with coarse hair and spines?

• Echidnas, are small animals covered with coarse hair and spines!

• Echidnas are small animals covered with coarse hair and spines.

Which word has the same number of syllables as 'echidna'?

• Platypus

• Koala

• Wombat

• Bandicoot

What is the first sound in the word ‘spines’?

• /p/

• /sh/

• /t/

• /s/

Which word is spelled correctly?

• Ekeedna

• Eckidna

• Echidnah

• Echidna

Which of the following words has a silent letter?

• Claws

• Sticky

• Stout

• Knows

Which word rhymes with ‘snout’?

• Dig

• Brown

• Caught

• Out

Which of the following words is a noun?

• Digging

• Sticky

• Large

• Echidna