3.1:Enchidna/Platypus(comp)

Which detail best supports the central idea of paragraph 6 from the Peculiar Platypus: When not looking for food a platypus shelters in its burrow.

• The platypus has a bill.

• They do not have teeth

• A platypus makes its burrow under logs or among the roots of a tree

• Its body is called the mantle.

What is one similarity between the echidna and the platypus?

• They both live in underwater.

• They both can become flat like a pancake.

• They are both monotremes.

• They both have a coat of spines.

In paragraph 5, the word “forages” is used. Using the context clues within the paragraph, the word forages means...

• The platypus likes to be in the water.

• Hunting for food.

• Insects are everywhere.

What features of The Weird and Wonderful Echidna and The Very Peculiar Platypus tell you that these are informational texts?

• The map, photographs, and captions

• The use of stanzas to organize the sentences

• Drawings of fictional characters

Which of the following belongs in the Venn diagram?

They both...

• have features that protect from their predators.

• have spines made of keratin,

• has webbed feet.

Why do you think the authors wrote these informational text?

• To persuade you to buy a platypus for a pet.

• To inform you of the unique characteristics of a platypus.

• To entertain you by telling you about how strange a platypus is.

Which animal has a particular feature that is like a snake and has venom?

• echidna

• male platypus

What is a secret weapon the enchidna uses when a predator is near?

• his nose

• it camouflages

• its claws

• It does not have a secret weapon