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L6.26 Animals on the Move

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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1.

Which quote from the article best supports the title?

a)

A. "But traveling a long distance or an unknown route takes more planning."

b)

B. "Echoes are created when sound waves move through the air, hit something, and bounce back."

c)

C. "She listened to the tapes at normal speed and heard elephants sounds no human had ever heard before."

d)

D. "To navigate, they use these senses and other abilities that people don't have, such as echolocations, in ways that scientists are still trying to understand."

2.

The section of the article with the heading "Leaving Home" tells how

a)

A. animals use infrasound.

b)

B. an animal will live its life.

c)

C. an animal will ignore its instincts.

d)

D. animals know how to communicate.

3.

The photograph of elephants shows how they

a)

A. move around in groups.

b)

B. survive during violent storms.

c)

C. all flap their ears at the same time.

d)

D. use their trunks to communicate with their families.

4.

What do you learn by reading the paragraphs under the heading "Why Bees Sing and Dance"?

a)

A. that animals have five senses.

b)

B. how some animals greet each other

c)

C. that sound waves bounce off objects as an echo

d)

D. how some animals tell others where to find food

5.

To find information about how some animals communicate with each other, you could look under any of these heading EXCEPT

a)

A. "Elephant Talk."

b)

B. "Leaving Home."

c)

C. "Why Bats Squeak."

d)

D. "Why Bees Sing and Dance"

6.

Which is the best place to find information about why scientist band animals' legs?

a)

A. caption

b)

B. heading

c)

C. photograph

d)

D. text

7.

The best place in the article to find information about tracking birds is in

a)

A. the title.

b)

B. the text.

c)

C. a heading.

d)

D. a photograph.

8.

Which caption tells about an animal learning from humans?

a)

A. "A crane in flight."

b)

B. "A honeybee's circular dance means flowers are nearby."

c)

C. "Each year, thousands of salmon return to the waters where they hatched."

d)

D. "Endangered whooping cranes learn a migration route by following an ultralight aircraft."

9.

The purpose of the photograph of geese is to show how these animals

a)

A. follow a river.

b)

B. fly in formation.

c)

C. memorize their route.

d)

D. use the sun as a compass.

10.

To find out how salmon find their way back to their birthplace, you would look under the heading

a)

A. "Elephant Talk."

b)

B. "Leaving Home."

c)

C. "Returning Home."

d)

D. "Why Bees Sing and Dance."