Vocabulary Worksheet

Why do koalas hug trees?

• they are lonely

• they love the trees

• the trees keep them warm

• the trees keep them cool

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

What body part does this passage say the Koala presses against the tree to keep cool?

• Its belly

• Its pouch

• Its legs

• Its back

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

What does the koala use its tail for?

• Swatting away insects.

• Protection from heat.

• To sit on.

• To help it climb trees.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

How is the fur on a koala’s belly different than the back?

• The back fur fluffier.

• The back fur is thinner.

• The belly fur is thinner.

• The belly fur is grey.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

A koala only eats one food. What is it?

• Leaves from an acacia tree.

• Leaves from a palm tree.

• Leaves from a eucalyptus tree.

• Needles from a pine tree.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

7. Strong jaws help the koalas...

• chew eucalyptus leaves efficiently.

• run faster.

• climb trees easily.

• swim in water.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

A koala’s paws are perfect for ________ branches.

• gripping

• slipping

• ignoring

• painting

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Koala's cool down from the trunk of what tree?

• Eucalyptus

• Acacia

• Nocturnal

• Australia

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A