Nonfiction Reading Test: Honey Badgers

What is the main idea of the passage?

• The passage discusses the main theme.

• The passage provides detailed information.

• The passage is about a specific event.

• The passage explains a process.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

According to the passage, some animals avoid honey badgers because:

• they are afraid of them.

• they are allergic to them.

• they do not like their smell.

• they are too fast to catch.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Honey badgers use their claws to:

• dig burrows

• climb trees

• catch prey

• all of the above

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

4. What is one reason honey badgers are considered skilled diggers?

• They have strong claws.

• They are very intelligent.

• They live in trees.

• They are nocturnal.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Beekeepers in Africa use electric fencing to:

• Protect bees from predators

• Increase honey production

• Improve bee health

• Enhance pollination

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What does the passage suggest about the size of honey badgers compared to their toughness?

• Honey badgers are small but very tough.

• Honey badgers are large and very tough.

• Honey badgers are small and not tough.

• Honey badgers are large but not tough.

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

What is the only safe grip one can get on a honey badger?

• By the scruff of the neck

• By the tail

• By the paws

• By the ears

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CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

Some scientists believe that the coloring of honey badgers serves as a form of:

• camouflage

• warning coloration

• temperature regulation

• mate attraction

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Which best expresses the main idea of the third paragraph?

• a. Honey badgers have sharp claws that they use for fighting.

• b. Honey badgers digging skills assist them in many ways.

• c. Honey badgers use their claws to defend their homes.

• d. Honey badgers will defend their homes to the death against any animal

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Which statement would the author most likely agree with?

• a. What makes the honey badger so tough is their speed and strength.

• b. Honey badgers are large in size and tireless in fighting spirit.

• c. What makes honey badgers so tough is their thick, loose skin.

• d. Honey badgers got their name from the sweet taste of their meat.

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6