WorksheetsComprehension Survival at 40 Below
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Why do so many plants and animals go under the snow in the Arctic?
The snow gets really deep.
It is not so cold there.
The ground is cracked.
There are too many bushes.
Which sentence from the selection tells you why plants and animals go under the snow in the Arctic?
It is much warmer under the snow layer than in the open air.
Snowshoe hares and ptarmigan zigzag between the willow bushes.
Inch by inch, the layer of snow deepens with each winter storm.
Thick pond ice cracks and makes eerie sounds.
How long is the Arctic winter?
three mmomnths
six momnths
eight months
ten months
What is duff in this selection?
thick fur
layers of fat on some animals
leaves on the forest floor
a layer of frozen water
What does a chickadee eat in the winter?
almost nothing at all
bugs that are called flits
dense and fluffy feathers
food that has been cached.
Where do Dall sheep prefer to live?
near rivers
in mountains
on frozen prairies
areas without plants
Which of these activities does the arctic ground squirrel do first when hibernating?
supercools body
heart rate drops
brain activity ceases
curls up in a burrow
Why do the caribou avoid the burned area?
The caribou only like cold places
The ground is still hot
the caribou can smell the burned area from the fire and know there is no food there.
Why do musk oxen gather in a circle?
to protect each other from prey and to stay warm.
because they like the smell of each other.
because they love each other very much.
What is a frogscicle in the selection?
a great tasting dessert the author loves to eat
a frog using insulation to hibernate for the winter
a yummy food the predators love to eat
