Frog Tunnels and Squirrel Bridges

The passage “Frog Tunnels and Squirrel Bridges” is broken into five parts, and each part has its own heading. What clues do these headings give the reader about the ideas in this passage? Be sure to use details from the passage to support your answer.

What is the MAIN problem in “Frog Tunnels and Squirrel Bridges”? Using details from the passage, explain three ways people have tried to solve the problem.

Choose the word from the menu that BEST fits in the sentence.

A road was closed, and then it was opened again. The road was [CHOICE 1].

• disopened

• reopened

• preopened

• unopened

Read this sentence from the passage: "They have come up with clever ways to help." Check ALL the sentences that tell about someone who does something clever. Check ALL the sentences that tell about someone who does something clever.

• A.

  A baby drops a toy on the floor.

• B.

  A teacher tells the class to sit down.

• C.

  A person falls asleep and has a dream.

• D.

  A child figures out the answer to a math problem.

• E.

  A doctor thinks of a way to help someone who is sick.

This question refers to Frog Tunnels and Squirrel Bridges. Check ALL of the statements with which the author MOST LIKELY agrees.

• People should try different ways to keep animals safe.

• Animals should stay in one place.

• People can work together to solve problems.

• Animals can learn new ways to do things.

• People should live far away from animals.

This question refers to Frog Tunnels and Squirrel Bridges. What caused Amos Peters to build a squirrel bridge?

• He knew squirrels would not use tunnels.

• He wanted to help squirrels gather nuts.

• He liked to watch squirrels climb.

• He was asked to build a bridge.

What other animals would use the squirrel bridges?

• goats

• cats

• birds

• horses

This question refers to Frog Tunnels and Squirrel Bridges. Read the sentence: "Traffic zips up and down the roads." Which dictionary entry gives the BEST meaning of the word traffic as it is used in this sentence?

• cars or people moving

• trade

• the number of passengers

• talking

This question refers to Frog Tunnels and Squirrel Bridges. Read the sentence: "Mr. Peters was help____ to the squirrels." Which suffix can BEST be added to the word help to complete the sentence?

Which suffix can BEST be added to the word help to complete the sentence?

• -ing
• -er

• -ful

• less

This question refers to Frog Tunnels and Squirrel Bridges. Read the sentence. "They do not take a lot of work to make." In which sentence does the word work have the SAME meaning as in the sentence above?

• My uncle leaves for work at 9:00 a.m.

• The students turn in their work at the end of the day.

• I will work hard to learn to ride my bike.

• The art show has the work of many painters.