WorksheetsAnimal Snoops Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 45mins
Why did the author compare the process of spying to social media?
Because social media is popular
Because the animals are often loud or bright, so everyone is alerted
Because social media is quiet
To compare it to nobody being alerted
Who use their flicking tongues and scent clues to find their prey?
parrots
moths
antelope
rattlesnakes
A predator is
To intercept a message means to
What is an anecdote?
a non-fiction article
something to stop you from being poisoned
a short story to introduce a topic
this is not a real word
Why does the author compare communication between animals to a conversation on social media?
To explain different methods animals use to communicate with one another.
To explain how gopher snakes eavesdrop on kangaroo rats
To explain communication can be far reaching.
To explain that it is not private and can be heard by friends and foes.
Which statement from the selection best describes the author’s message?
“More and more, scientists are discovering that creatures - from bugs to baboons - are experts at watching, listening, and prying into the lives of other animals.”
“Spying can be the best or fastest way to find food or a mate, or get early warning of a predator.
The animal communication network is far more complicated than researchers used to believe.
They also blink biological tail lights during courtship, but are not always looking for a mate.
What is the main idea of the text?
Animal signal calls allow them to be found by predators
Animals use signal calls to help remain alive, and alert others of nearby predators.
Animal snooping doesn't have any advantages
Every animal has the same snooping mechanisms
The noisy warning call of the go-away bird
makes it easy for a predator to catch it
also warns other animals that a predator is approaching
scares away all the predators
tells people to "go away"
What is the author's purpose in using subheadings to arrange this text?
To separate the different reasons that animals spy, pry, and eavesdrop
To present an argument that animals that spy are more likely to survive
To compare and contrast ways that animals eavesdrop
To explain the sequence of steps animals use to catch prey
Choose 1 remark that best reflects the author's message
More and more, scientists are discovering that creatures, from bugs to baboons, are experts at watching, listening, and prying into the lives of other animals.
They also blink biological tail lights during courtship, but are not always looking for a mate.
Spying can be the best or fastest way to find food or a mate, or get early warning of a predator.
The animal communication network is far more complicated than researchers used to believe.
