The Mojave

Which of these people are related to you?

• Friend

• Teacher

• Mother

• Classmate

If you do excellent on a test, you did...?

• Very Bad

• Very Surprising

• Very Good

• Very Sad

Scorpions are alerted by ground vibrations, what does "alert" mean?

• wondering what will happen

• ask about a situation

• waiting for news

• warn about danger

Which word below means to keep something safe?

• related

• protection

• environment

• competition

Which word below means almost the same as "competition"?

• prize

• contest

• winner

• loser

What do animals in the desert use for shelter?

• sand

• sun

• burrow

• water

The word prefer mean to what?

• like better

• like less

• like some

• not like at all

What does the word "environment" mean?

• the play you were born

• a place to visit

• natural surroundings

• area built by people

In the story The Mojave, what is the main idea of the passage?

• The desert is a hard place to live.

• The desert is an environment for many animals.

• Different animals avoid heat differently.

• Different animals get water differently.

Why would a chuckwalla make its body fatter?

• to shed

• to scare away predators

• to protect itself

• to make room for more food