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"Survival at 40 Below" Comprehension Quiz

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the frog referred to as when it is frozen?

a)

A frozen statue

b)

A live frogsicle

c)

A sleeping frog

d)

A cold amphibian

2.

What season does the frog wait for while being frozen?

a)

Summer

b)

Winter

c)

Spring

d)

Fall

3.

What sound does the squirrel make as a warning signal?

a)

Chirp...chirp...chirp

b)

Sik...sik...sik

c)

Roar...roar...roar

d)

Buzz...buzz...buzz

4.

What does the squirrel do when alarmed by the grizzly bear?

a)

Climbs a tree

b)

Dashes beneath the tundra

c)

Swims across the river

d)

Flies away

5.

What will the grizzly bear soon do like the squirrel?

a)

Build a nest in a tree

b)

Dig her winter den on a mountain slope

c)

Swim across the river

d)

Fly south for the winter

6.

What does the arctic fox do to find prey beneath the snow?

a)

It digs tunnels.

b)

It uses its sense of smell.

c)

It waits for prey to come out.

d)

It follows other animals.

7.

What is the state called when the squirrel's body is inactive during hibernation?

a)

Sleep

b)

Torpor

c)

Coma

d)

Rest

8.

What does the fluffy quilt of snow do?

a)

Melts quickly

b)

Insulates and protects

c)

Makes it colder

d)

Causes avalanches

9.

Where is it much warmer according to the text?

a)

In the open air

b)

Under the snow layer

c)

On top of the snow

d)

Near the pond

10.

What do the chickadee's dense feathers provide?

a)

Color

b)

Insulation

c)

Weight

d)

Speed

11.

What do tiny muscles in the chickadee do?

a)

Help it fly

b)

Control feather angle

c)

Make it sing

d)

Help it swim

12.

What is the main theme of the text?

a)

Migration patterns of birds

b)

Survival strategies in winter

c)

Food habits of animals

d)

Weather changes

13.

What do dormant insects do as temperatures rise?

a)

They go to sleep

b)

They begin to stir

c)

They hide underground

d)

They fly south

14.

What does the woolly bear caterpillar do after being snow-covered?

a)

It flies away

b)

It basks in the sun

c)

It digs a hole

d)

It spins a web

15.

What do musk oxen sense when wolves approach?

a)

Excitement

b)

Danger

c)

Hunger

d)

Curiosity

16.

What do caribou feast upon in the warmer months?

a)

Fish.

b)

Insects.

c)

A summer buffet.

d)

Tree bark.