Cholla Cactus and Desert Survival
Authored by Jeanne Lashus
English
5th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the primary characteristic of the cholla cactus that helps it survive in the desert?
It grows tall and wide.
It stores rainwater in its stems.
It has colorful blooms.
It provides shade for animals.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does the desert bighorn sheep get water from the cholla cactus?
By drinking water stored in the roots.
By eating the moist insides of the cactus.
By licking the spines of the cactus.
By chewing on the colorful blooms.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is one way the cholla cactus benefits desert animals?
It provides shade during the day.
It provides a place for insects.
It helps animals find shelter from predators.
It produces oxygen for the desert environment.
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why do desert animals rely on the cholla cactus for survival?
It provides shade and shelter.
It stores rainwater and offers food.
It helps animals find other water sources.
It produces oxygen for the desert.
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.2
CCSS.RI.5.2
CCSS.RL.4.1
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.5.2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What role does the cholla cactus play in helping animals survive in the desert? (DoK Level 2)
It provides shade and water.
It offers shelter and protection.
It produces oxygen for the environment.
It helps animals migrate to cooler areas.
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.3
CCSS.RI.4.3
CCSS.RI.5.3
CCSS.RI.6.3
CCSS.RI.7.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the cactus wren do on the hottest summer afternoons according to the poem?
It sings a song on the highest point of the cactus.
It flies to a cooler place.
It sings quietly in the shade.
It hides in a burrow underground.
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.4.5
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why does the cactus wren avoid living where cactus doesn’t grow?
Because it prefers cooler climates.
Because it knows the only safe place for a nest is in a cactus thicket.
Because it cannot find food in other places.
Because it dislikes other types of plants.
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.3
CCSS.RI.4.3
CCSS.RI.5.3
CCSS.RI.6.3
CCSS.RI.7.3
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