Prairie Dog Quiz

The genre for “A Prairie Guard Dog” is:

• Fable

• Narrative Nonfiction

• Expository Text

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

What words describe the prairie habitat?

• few trees

• many tall trees

• grasses

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

Prairie dogs build underground burrows to keep themselves safe from predators.

• true

• false

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

An animal that is dangerous to the prairie dog is the:

• elephant

• badger

• turtle

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Why do prairie dogs use tunnels?

• to cool off

• to store their food

• to hide from enemies

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

A prairie dog diet includes:

• roots

• seeds

• bananas

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What are 2 duties of the prairie dog on guard?

• Watching for predators

• Gathering food

• Digging burrows

• Caring for young

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CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.2

Which animal is similar to the prairie dog?

• Meerkat

• Elephant

• Penguin

• Shark

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

A prairie dog looks like:

• A small, burrowing rodent with a short tail and brown fur

• A large, aquatic mammal with a long snout

• A colorful bird with a long beak

• A reptile with a hard shell

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5