The Acorn Woodpecker

Which of these could be an acorn woodpecker's granary?

• an old barn

• a brick wall

• a metal lightpole

• a huge pile of dirt

Read these sentences from the passage.

A female adult acorn woodpecker has a crown that is black and red. The male is a little different. It's crown is solid red. Both males and females have white eyes and a white forehead, throat, and belly.

Which of the following describes the text structure of these sentences?

• Cause-effect: The sentences tell how the female acorn woodpecker caused the male to have a different colored crown.

• Comparison: The sentences tell how the male and female acorn woodpecker are alike and different.

• Comparison: The sentences tell how the male and female acorn woodpecker have nothing in common.

• Cause- effect: the sentences tell the reasons why the male and female acorn woodpeckers have white eyes.

Read these sentences from the passage.

An entire family or flock will guard its granary food store against invaders. Other types of birds would see this as an easy and delicious meal.

Which of these is closest in meaning to the word ”invaders”?

• eaters

• visitors

• robbers

• explorers

Which detail best supports the way in which acorn woodpeckers are social birds?

• They help their parents raise more young.

• They guard acorns they have stored in holes.

• Their coloring can make them look like they are wearing clown makeup.

• Their homes are located in the hillsides of the southeastern United States.

Which statement is best supported by details in the passage?

• Acorn woodpeckers enjoy acorns more than other birds do.

• Acorn woodpeckers could not survive without acorns.

• Acorn woodpeckers’ granaries are built better than their nests.

• Acorn woodpecker babies get more care than other baby birds get.

What makes the acorn woodpecker unusual?

• It has black, white, and red markings.

• It likes to eat fruit as well as acorns.

• It builds nests in live or dead trees.

• It stores thousands of acorns in holes.

Read the two sentences, which are part of a summary of the passage.

Acorn woodpeckers are black, red, and white birds. Acorn woodpeckers work together with their family to protect their food.

Which detail is best to add as the second sentence in the summary?

• A granary for acorns might be built in a fence post.

• The female acorn woodpecker has a black and red crown.

• Acorn woodpeckers eat acorns that they store and holes drilled in wood.

• Acorn woodpeckers enjoy eating insects, sap, seeds, and flower nectar.