Lessons 5-8 Practice passage 2 Kangaroo Paw

What is a Kangaroo Paw?

• An American plant with bright colours

• An Australian plant with pale colours

• An American plant with pale colours

• An Australian plant with bright colours

What are the flowers covered in?

• a thick fuzz

• a thin fuzz

• thick hairs

• thin hairs

What does the thick fuzz do?

• feeds the flowers

• make the flowers look soft and furry

• protects the flowers

• warms the flowers

What does the shape of the flower do?

• attracts bees

• protects it from the wind

• makes it easy for birds to perch on

• makes it look pretty

What do the birds feed on, on the Kangaroo Paw?

• the leaves

• the pollen

• the honey

• the tips of the flowers

Where do the birds carry pollen?

• to their nest

• to the trees

• from flower to flower

• to their chicks

Where does a Kangaroo Paw come from?

• the south of New South Wales

• the north of Victoria

• the eastern part of Queensland

• south-west of Western Australia

What is the Kangaroo Paw?

• a very popular plant

• a very unpopular plant

• a very expensive plant

• a very cheap plant