How Animals Talk

Why did the author write this passage?

• to teach how to take care of animals
• to persuade people to protect animals
• to describe one special kind of animal
• to tell ways that animals send messages

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How can readers tell that "How Animals Talk" is nonfiction?

• It tells events in time-order
• It gives true facts about a subject
• it tells why a person is important
• It has characters that must solve a problem

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CCSS.RI.1.5

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What is most likely happening when two bull elks crash their horns together?

• they are showing their power
• they are greeting each other
• they are telling others where they are
• they are warning each other of danger

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CCSS.RI.4.1

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How does the passage say that male deer tell other deer to stay away?

• They howl loudly.
• They raise their backs. 
• They rub a smell on trees.
• They make a snorting sound. 

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CCSS.RI.2.2

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Sailors used to compare the beluga whale to a canary because the canary:

• Sings a sweet song
• flies near the sea
• has a bright color
• lives a long time

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The author uses the pictures of the baby robins with their mouths open to show 

• how robins ask to be fed
• how robins catch their foods
• what kind of food robins eat
• how robins hide from enemies

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CCSS.RI.1.5

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CCSS.RI.K.5

If "How animals talk" needed a new title, which would be BEST?

• How to Choose a Pet
• What Did the  Bird Say?
• Let's Visit an Animal Farm
• Which Animals Run the Fastest 

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Which event is most likely to cause a male white-tailed deer to turn up its tail?

• getting lost
• feeling hungry
• seeing an enemy
• meeting a friend

Explain why it is important for animals to send messages to each other. Use details and information from "How Animals Talk" to support your answer. 

• I used two sentences.
• I did not write an answer. 

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