Beavers at Home

25. According to the text, which choice describes the beaver's tail?

• It is three feet long and weighs forty or fifty pounds.

• It has small scales similar to those of a fish.

• It is covered with shin brown fur.

• It looks like a hairy rudder on a boat.

26. What is the meaning f the word bear in paragraph 2?

• accept

• carry

• uncover

• earn

27. According to the text, what step follows finishing the foundation when building a beaver dam?

• gathering sticks and logs.

• piling stones and mud on top.

• watching which way the stream runs.

• checking to see if it is strong and safe.

28. What is the connection between paragraphs 5 and 6?

• They present a problem and offer a solution.

• They explain a cause and effect relationship.

• They present a sequence for building.

• They compare habits of wise beavers.

29. Why do beavers carefully inspect a dam after building it?

• Beavers need to build a bridge to get across the stream.

• Beavers know that water will wash away a weak dam.

• Beavers want to find the best place to build a house or village.

• Beavers make the walls of their houses with sticks.

30. What does the word companion mean in paragraph 9?

• sister

• enemy

• worker

• friend

31. How are paragraphs 10 an 11 connected?

• Both compare the two ways beavers build dams.

• Both describe the differences between a dam and a pond.

• Paragraph 10 presents a problem, and paragraph 11 describes a solution.

• Paragraph 10 shows a result of the unusual situation in paragraph 11.

32. Use both parts of the text to answer this question.

Which detail from the text supports the main idea?

• "A beaver is a wild animal about three feet in length."

• "They first gather together a number of sticks and logs."

• "No beaver ever thinks of living alone."

• "each beaver has his fixed place on the floor."