Facts about platypuses

The platypus lives in

• Eastern Australia

• Western Australia

• Tasmania

• New Guinea

The platypus eats

• slugs

• squids

• shrimp

• worms

The playtpus has .................... stomach.

• a very small

• an unusual

• no

• a twisted

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Choose the only sentence that is NOT true for a baby platypus.

• It has no teeth.

• It has a duck's bill.

• It has a beaver's tail.

• It licks milk from its mother's skin.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

Choose two sentences which are NOT true about an adult female platypus.

• It can lay eggs.

• It keeps the eggs in a pouch on her belly.

• It feeds its cubs with milk.

• It is venomous.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

The male platypus has its venomous spur on its

• tail

• leg

• belly

• bill

Choose the only sentence which is NOT true about a platypus.

• It spends a lot of time underwater.

• It eats underwater.

• It closes its eyes and shuts its ears underwater.

• It finds food underwater.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

Choose two sentences which are true about the feeding habits of an adult platypus.

• It eats seaweed.

• It hunts most of its prey underwater.

• It needs to eat 12 hours a day.

• It grinds its food with its teeth.

Platypuses don't have

• otter-like fur

• webbed feet

• skinny tail

• duck-like bill

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Platypuses are ....water animals.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A