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Activity: Comprehension Assessment
Standards
Answers questions about key details in the text for reading comprehension.
Reader Goals
I can answer questions about the text.
Focus
Reading comprehension: main idea, key details, word choices, etc.
Helpful Hints
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Let’s do a quick quiz on the book we read. It might be helpful for you to try to reread or recall parts of the text before you choose an answer. - Push next to continue
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- Read the question and answer choices: Ask
What is the best definition of the word adapt?A. to get cold
B. to hide
C. to change - Give readers time to choose an answer and Push next to show the correct answer
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The answer choice is C because adapt means to change to survive in a habitat. - If needed, Discuss the answer together to help readers understand it
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- Read the question and answer choices: Ask
Which detail supports the main idea that animals camouflage to protect themselves?A. Some animals of the Arctic change from woodland colors to pure white like snow.
B. When animals have white fur, they can hide in the snow from their enemies.
C. Ermines, Arctic hares, and Arctic foxes change colors with the season. - Give readers time to choose an answer and Push next to show the correct answer
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The answer is B because it mentions that the animals can hide from their enemies. So we can infer that their white fur is a way to camouflage for protection from their enemies. - If needed, Discuss the answer together to help readers understand it
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- Read the question and answer choices: Ask
What is the main idea of the passage with the bolded heading Changing from Reddish Brown to White?A. The ermine is a predator of small animals.
B. The ermine’s coat hides it from predators.
C. The ermine has many predators. - Give readers time to choose an answer and Push next to show the correct answer
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The answer choice is B because the passage was mainly about how the color of the ermine’s fur coat changes colors with the seasons to help it hide from predators. The other statements are details about the ermine but do not directly support the main idea. - If needed, Discuss the answer together to help readers understand it
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- Read the question and answer choices: Ask
How does the author use the word carnivore in the passage?
A. to inform the reader about the diet of the ermine
B. to inform the reader about the predators of the ermine
C. to inform the reader about how the white fur of the ermine changes - Give readers time to choose an answer and Push next to show the correct answer
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The answer choice is A because an animal that is a carnivore eats a diet of meat. It is a meat-eater. - If needed, Discuss the answer together to help readers understand it
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Which is a distinctive characteristic of the Arctic hare?A. Their fur changes color to white.
B. Their white fur hides it from predators.
C. Their ears have black tips for all seasons. - Give readers time to choose an answer and Push next to show the correct answer
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The answer choice is C because right in the text it says that the Arctic hare has distinctive ears with black tips that do not change color. Distinctive means a characteristic that stands out. - If needed, Discuss the answer together to help readers understand it
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How can you describe the way the bolded words abundant and scarce are used in the text?
A. They are the same meaning.
B. They are opposite in meaning.
C. They are both verbs. - Give readers time to choose an answer and Push next to show the correct answer
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The answer choice is B because abundant means available in large amounts, and scarce means not enough for the amount that is needed. So they are opposite in meaning. They are antonyms. They are both adjectives that describe how much of something is available to use. - If needed, Discuss the answer together to help readers understand it
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Which is an example of a cause and effect relationship in the book, Camouflage in the Arctic?
A. The main enemy of foxes and wolves in the Arctic is the polar bear.
B. As a result of animals changing their fur color, they can hide from their enemies.
C. Unlike other predators, the Arctic wolf does not need to hide from its enemies. - If needed, Discuss the answer together to help readers understand it
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The answer choice is B because the statement has a signal word as a result.
Cause: Animals change their fur color.
Effect: They are camouflaged from their enemies. - If needed, Discuss the answer together to help readers understand it
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Which sentence could be added to the paragraph about wolves that has the bolded heading Staying Warm and Dry?A. Arctic wolves have smaller ears and a shorter snout to retain body heat.
B. Arctic wolves are smaller than gray wolves found in warmer parts of the world.
C. Arctic wolves use their warm tongue to clean themselves and their young. - If needed, Discuss the answer together to help readers understand it
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The answer choice is A because the paragraph is mainly about how the fur of an Arctic wolf keeps it warm and dry. The new sentence tells a further detail about how their ears and snout also help to keep it warm. The other choices are not about keeping warm or dry. - If needed, Discuss the answer together to help readers understand it
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What might be the main purpose for the author including the last chapter about Disruptive Overwhite camouflage?A. to contrast different types of human camouflage
B. to describe how to make disruptive overwhite camouflage
C. to explain how humans have borrowed ideas from animals - If needed, Discuss the answer together to help readers understand it
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The answer choice is C because the bolded subheading of the chapter is titled “Learning from Arctic Animals.” We can infer that borrowing ideas means we learned about them first. Also, the chapter describes camouflage that is similar in color to the animals in the Arctic. - If needed, Discuss the answer together to help readers understand it
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