"What's for Dinner After Dark?"

What is the central idea of the text?

• Nocturnal animals have weak senses.

• Animals use echolocation to find food at night.

• Nocturnal animals rely on strong senses to find food in the dark.

• Owls hunt for food during the day.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

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CCSS.RL.2.2

Why do some animals, like raccoons, have their mealtime at night?

• They are lazy during the day.

• They are afraid of the dark.

• To avoid competing with daytime hunters.

• They like the cool nighttime breeze.

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CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.1.5

CCSS.RI.5.8

How do raccoons use their front paws to find food?

• They use them to fly.

• Their paws are not sensitive.

• The nerves in their paws make them sensitive, helping them feel for food.

• They use them to build nests.

What is echolocation, and how do bats use it?

• It is a type of vision. Bats use it to see at night.

• It is a way of communicating with other bats. Bats use it to socialize.

• It is a form of sound navigation. Bats send out sounds, which bounce back, helping them know where to find prey.

• It is a special type of bat food.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.1.5

How do opossums find their food?

• They use their eyesight.

• They use their sense of touch.

• They rely on echolocation.

• They use their sense of smell.

What do owls do with the fur and bones they can't digest?

• They store them in their nests.

• They swallow them again.

• They use them to build owl pellets.

• They spit them up as owl pellets.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.1.5

How do owls' eyes help them hunt in the dark?

• They have small eyes.

• Their eyeballs are shaped like tubes, allowing more light in.

• Their eyes glow in the dark.

• They can see in complete darkness.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

What is the purpose of the soft feathers that owls have?

• They use them to build nests.

• They keep the owls warm during the night.

• They make the owls look cute.

• They make the owls' flight very quiet as they hunt.

What is one way in which the opossum, raccoon, and bats in the text demonstrate their strong senses during nighttime activities?

• They use echolocation to navigate.

• They have excellent eyesight.

• They rely on touch to find food.

• They communicate using loud sounds.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

How do the various animals mentioned in the text adapt to hunting in the dark?

• By using flashlights.

• By relying on their strong senses, such as touch and smell.

• By sleeping during the night.

• By avoiding hunting altogether.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.2