WorksheetsMid-Unit 2 Quiz: "Life in the Pack" Grade 3:M3B:U2:L5
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is the gist of this section of Face to Face with Wolves?
This section is about how wolves live in a pack.
This section is about wolf pups in a pack
This section is about wolf pups and how the pack cares for them.
This section is about how wolves hunt for prey.
The text says, "Scientists often compare the wolf pack to a human family, because wolves live together and care for one another, just like humans: (p.15). Which line is from the text gives an example of how the wolf pack is like a human family?
"Wolf pups weigh one pound at birth..."
"This larger, open area, known as a rendezvous site, gives the growing pups more room to explore and sleep."
"Wolf pups love to play; they stalk, pounce, wrestle, and chew on each other."
"Every adult in the wolf pack will help take care of the pups by bringing them food and playing with them."
What is the meaning of the word litter as it is used in the following line from the text?: "Each year, around April or May, the alpha female usually bears one litter of four to six pups" (p.15).
absorbent material, used as a bathroom by animals
the babies born to an animal at a single time
garbage thrown around carelessly
material used as bedding for animals
What two details from the text and/or photographs support your answer to Question 3?
"wolves live together in a family called a pack"
"the alpha female usually bears"; "four to six pups",
"the wolf pack in my yard lost two of the pups"
"completely dependent on their mother"
According to the text, how does playing help the wolf pups prepare to be adults? Use details from the text to support your answer. (choose 2)
preparing helps wolf pups prepare to be adults, because they figure out who is strongest and will be good at hunting
playing makes the pups stronger
playing helps prepare the rendezvous area
playing helps wolf pups figure out who is dominant
What is the meaning of the word vulnerable as it is used in the following line from the text?: "This leaves the pups vulnerable to other predators, such as bears."
open to attack, harm, or damage
safe and secure
ready to attack
protected from
What does the word "dependent" mean as used in this sentence? "Wolf pups weigh one pound at birth and are completely dependent on their mother."
relies or needs support from
can do things on their own
the bend around
wolf pack family
What is another name for the work "den"?
rendezvous point
omega pair
shelter
travel spot
Who is the "omega wolf" in the pack?
the leader
the strongest
the least
the first
What is a "rendezvous site" ?
the shelter or resting place of an animal
a large open area where wolves meet and sleep
the bones of the face where teeth grow
among the trees and by the river
