2nd Grade Lesson 6: Comprehension / Animals Building Homes

What is the title of this book?

• "A Beaver's Home"

• "Home Improvement"

• "Animals Building Homes"

After piling up logs for a lodge, a beaver -------

• floats logs to a pond

• fills in cracks with mud

• gnaws on a tree trunk

In "A Beaver's Home," the word pond is in dark type to show that it ----

• tells something important

• is a hard word for most people to spell

• is a word that should be read in a loud voice

Which section helps the reader learn how homes protect animals?

• "Safe at Home"

• "Careful Builders"

• "Working Together"

Which section tells the reader about a bird's home?

• "Building Nests"

• "A Beaver's Home"

• "Making a Burrow"

Which animal makes a home called a nest?

• A beaver

• A mouse

• A termite

The section called "Careful Builders" tells about---

• birds that carefully weave and tie knots

• homes that fall apart if they are not built with care

• animals that are careful about the location that they build homes

Which section tells about groups of animals that help each other build homes?

• "Building Nests"

• "Making a Burrow"

• "Working Together"

What is a burrow?

• A tree hole made by a woodpecker

• A room built in a tall wound of dirt

• A hole in the ground where an animal lives

Before moving their chicks into a hole made by a woodpecker, chickadees-----

• make the hole bigger

• put grass and moss in the hole

• tie knots with their feet and beak