Worksheets"Survival at 40 Below" Comprehension Quiz
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is the frog referred to as when it is frozen?
A frozen statue
A live frogsicle
A sleeping frog
A cold amphibian
What season does the frog wait for while being frozen?
Summer
Winter
Spring
Fall
What sound does the squirrel make as a warning signal?
Chirp...chirp...chirp
Sik...sik...sik
Roar...roar...roar
Buzz...buzz...buzz
What does the squirrel do when alarmed by the grizzly bear?
Climbs a tree
Dashes beneath the tundra
Swims across the river
Flies away
What will the grizzly bear soon do like the squirrel?
Build a nest in a tree
Dig her winter den on a mountain slope
Swim across the river
Fly south for the winter
What does the arctic fox do to find prey beneath the snow?
It digs tunnels.
It uses its sense of smell.
It waits for prey to come out.
It follows other animals.
What is the state called when the squirrel's body is inactive during hibernation?
Sleep
Torpor
Coma
Rest
What does the fluffy quilt of snow do?
Melts quickly
Insulates and protects
Makes it colder
Causes avalanches
Where is it much warmer according to the text?
In the open air
Under the snow layer
On top of the snow
Near the pond
What do the chickadee's dense feathers provide?
Color
Insulation
Weight
Speed
What do tiny muscles in the chickadee do?
Help it fly
Control feather angle
Make it sing
Help it swim
What is the main theme of the text?
Migration patterns of birds
Survival strategies in winter
Food habits of animals
Weather changes
What do dormant insects do as temperatures rise?
They go to sleep
They begin to stir
They hide underground
They fly south
What does the woolly bear caterpillar do after being snow-covered?
It flies away
It basks in the sun
It digs a hole
It spins a web
What do musk oxen sense when wolves approach?
Excitement
Danger
Hunger
Curiosity
What do caribou feast upon in the warmer months?
Fish.
Insects.
A summer buffet.
Tree bark.
