Echidna DR 3 Habitat

What is the main idea of the passage?

• Echidnas only live in hot places.

• Echidnas prefer to build their own homes.

• Echidnas live in trees to stay safe.

• Echidnas do not like extreme temperatures.

Where might you find an echidna’s home?

• In the branches of a tree

• In a bird’s nest

• On top of a rock

• Under piles of rocks

Why do echidnas sometimes use rabbit or wombat burrows?

• They are too lazy to dig their own burrows.

• They prefer to share with other animals.

• The burrows are not safe for them.

• The burrows provide a safe and comfortable shelter.

Which word in the passage means the same as "cracks or gaps in rocks"?

• Habitat

• Burrows

• Roots

• Crevices

Which sentence is correctly punctuated?

• Echidnas live in caves crevices and the roots of trees.

• Echidnas, live in caves crevices, and the roots of trees.

• Echidnas live in caves crevices, and, the roots of trees.

• Echidnas live in caves, crevices, and the roots of trees.

Which word in the passage has three syllables?

• Rocks

• Rabbit

• Wombat

• Echidna

Which word in the passage contains a digraph?

• Home

• Cave

• Tree

• Burrow

Which word is spelled correctly?

• Crivices

• Crevics

• Crevicis

• Crevices

Which word has the same vowel sound as "roots"?

• Book

• Rock

• Rabbit

• Boot

What is the plural form of "echidna"?

• Echidnases

• Echidnae

• Echidni

• Echidnas