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Crabs on the Run LLI 138

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Red land crabs hide in___during the dry season

a)

forest burrows

b)

forest bushes

c)

desert burrows

d)

desert bushes

2.

The leaf scraps left in the crabs' burrows____

a)

fertilize plants

b)

get dried out

c)

create oxygen

d)

need sunshine

3.

Sea animals eat____ and ___ to survive.

a)

sea eggs and zoeas

b)

sea eggs

c)

zoeas

d)

none of the above

4.

If people don't know much about an animal they can ____hurt it.

a)

unintentionally

b)

try to

c)

equally

d)

obviously

5.

People didn't know much about red land crabs until______

a)

Joanna Gyory studied them

b)

the government fed them

c)

Jon Gyory studied them

d)

the government found them

6.

A ___ ____can be destroyed by the loss of even one of its components.

a)

food chain

b)

animal

c)

red land crab

d)

none of the above

7.

Scientists tend to give up when one of their plans fail.

a)

true

b)

false

8.

Joanna Gyory's research might lead to ___________

a)

more discoveries about red land crabs.

b)

more animals that are unique

c)

more discoveries about the ocean

d)

all of the above

9.

The writer uses a ___ to help the reader understand the life cycle of a red land crab.

a)

diagram

b)

map

c)

graph

d)

none of the above

10.

The writer uses _____ ______ to help the reader understand Joanna's excitement and her commitment to protecting the crabs.

a)

direct quotes

b)

direct answers

c)

direct responses

d)

direct thoughts

11.

The writer uses _____&______ ___to help the reader understand the text.

a)

photographs and magnified diagrams

b)

photos and relief maps

c)

photographs and salt maps

d)

all of the above

12.

A message of the story may be even the smallest creatures have a great impact on the food chain and environment so their ___________.

a)

survival is important

b)

living is helpful

c)

environment

d)

food

13.

The word vital means:

a)

important

b)

non-important

c)

survival

d)

vivid

14.

Scientists go to great lengths to ______.

a)

understand and protect these creatures.

b)

feed these creatures

c)

groom these creatures

d)

hug these creatures