The Journey Lesson 22 Comprehension

Most animals live in the place where they were born, but some animals

• fly

• swim

• crawl

• migrate

A locust looks different from a grasshopper because a grasshopper is green, and a locust turns

• black

• green

• dark yellow or red

• bright orange or pink

How does the landscape look different after the locusts have flown through?

• All of the lakes have dried up.

• All of the plants have been eaten.

• All of the grasshoppers have laid eggs.

• All of the locusts have blocked out the sun.

How are today's locust swarms different from those in ancient times?

• Today's swarms fly lower.

• Today's swarms are larger.

• Today's swarms are smaller.

• Today's swarms eat more plants.

The locusts travel to rain forests because

• they are dry

• they are thirsty

• there is less food where it rains

• there is more food where it rains

How is the migration of the gray whale different from the migration of other mammals?

• Gray whales go farther than other mammals.

• Gray whales change colors before migration.

• Gray whales do not go as far as other mammals.

• Gray whales do not change colors before migration.

Which gray whales are the first to leave the Arctic in the fall?

• sick adults

• adult males

• young calves

• pregnant females

Which gray whales are the first to return to the Arctic in March?

• sick adults

• adult males

• young calves

• pregnant females

How are the Arctic waters different from the waters along California and Mexico?

• The Arctic waters are much dirtier.

• The Arctic waters have less food.

• The Arctic waters are much colder.

• The Arctic waters have more people fishing there.

How are gray whales and locusts different?

• Gray whales are fish, and locusts are insects.

• Gray whales migrate, but locusts stay in one place.

• Gray whales live in the sea, but locusts live in the dessert.

• Gray whales lay eggs, but locusts give birth to live young.