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M2U2L3 Fight to Survive

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which animal does NOT use armor to protect themselves from enemies?

a)

millipede

b)

armadillo

c)

springbok

2.

Which animals curl into a ball for protection?

a)

millipede and armadillo

b)

millipede and monarch butterfly

c)

armadillo and ostrich

3.

Which animal camouflages by laying flat on the ground?

a)

ostrich

b)

millipede

c)

springbok

4.

What is the main idea of this article?

a)

Animals fight to survive.

b)

Animals do amazing things.

c)

Animals have defense mechanisms to survive.

5.

Why is there a diagram on page 32?

a)

to organize information

b)

to show which animals have similar defenses

c)

to show cause and effect

6.

According to the bold headings, what are the two types of defense mechanisms?

a)

physical and behavioral

b)

Hide and Seek

c)

external and internal

7.

Armor and camouflage are which type of defense structures?

a)

internal

b)

external

8.

The toxic fluid in a millipede is what type of defense structure?

a)

internal

b)

external

9.

Which animal snaps its shell on a predator's paw?

a)

armadillo

b)

turtle

c)

ostrich

10.

What is the main idea of the paragraph titled Peek-a-Boo on page 30?

a)

Animals have special behaviors that help them survive

b)

The three banded armadillo has armor

c)

Armadillos have defense mechanisms

11.

Which of the following is a supporting detail for the last paragraph on page 30?

a)

Ostriches use their legs to escape from predators.

b)

Ostriches cover great distances quickly

c)

Ostrich legs are brown and gray

12.

What is the main idea of the section titled Safety in Numbers?

a)

Living in a herd is a defensive behavior

b)

Sprinkboks and ostriches live in groups

c)

Animals in groups help raise their babies.

13.

What is the purpose of the last paragraph on page 31?

a)

It gives a summary of the whole article

b)

It tells about predators

c)

It is the only paragraph that tells about all of the animals in the article

14.

According to the diagram on page 32, how many defense mechanisms were described in the article?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

15.

Which animals had 3 defenses in common?

a)

millipede and butterfly

b)

armadillo and millipede

c)

ostrich and springbok