Polar Bears Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Science Grades 2-3

Why don't polar bears have big ears?

• They would be too fat.

• The ears would freeze.

• It would be hard to swim.

• Seals could see them stick out.

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CCSS.RI.2.9

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A seal den is ________.

• a paw

• a nose

• a baby seal

• a seal home

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This story's main idea is _________.

• bears

• polar bears

• what polar bears can do

• how polar bears stay warm

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

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A polar bear's skin is ______.

• black

• white

• hollow

• blubber

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CCSS.RI.2.5

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Why does a polar bear cover its nose and mouth with its paw?

• to stay warm

• to hide from its predators

• to hide from its prey

• to play

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CCSS.RI.2.2

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

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