Comprehension Check — Creature Features

What do all the animals in Creature Features have in common?

• they are all endangered

• they all live in Africa

• they all have an odd or interesting body part

• They became extinct many years ago

What is an physical adaptation?

• something that holds the animal back

• a part of the animal that helps it survive

• the animal’s strongest feature

• the animal’s habitat

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What behavior do many of the animals in this book exhibit when they are frightened?

• they dig a hole and hide

• they run away

• They make themselves appear bigger somehow

• camouflage themselves

Which bird does the book Creature Features teach us about that is one of the fiercest birds in the world?

• pelican

• flamingo

• Harpy eagle

• Egyptian vulture

Why is the giraffe’s tongue purple?

• camouflage

• sun protection

• bruising

• all of the above

What does looking at animals on the same scale help us to do?

• see the animals on paper

• compare the sizes of the animals

• measure the animals

• none of these

The thorny devil’s spikes are poisonous.

• True

• False

What format does the author of Creature Features use to teach the reader about different animals?

What is dialogue? How does the author of this book utilize it?

Stanley jumped into the __________ raft and began floating down the river.

(a)  

• inflated
• threatened
• burrowed