Main Idea
What is the main idea of the "What Is That Noise?" passage?
Woodpeckers use adaptations to survive in the trees.
Koalas eat almost three pounds of eucalyptus leaves a day and eat mostly at night. What conclusion can you draw about their daily habits?
Koalas spend much of their time resting and feed mostly at night, so they are slow and nocturnal feeders.
How are koalas and woodpeckers alike?
Both have body features that help them live in trees.
In the woodpecker passage, what is the meaning of the word "crevices"?
holes or cracks in the bark
What is the main idea of the "Australia’s Koalas" passage?
If a bird has two toes forward and two toes back, what conclusion can you draw about where it might live or what it might do?
It probably lives on or climbs trees and needs a strong grip for climbing or pecking.
How are koalas and woodpeckers different?
Koalas eat eucalyptus leaves only; woodpeckers eat bugs found in tree bark.
In the koala passage, what does "padding" most likely mean?
extra soft or protective fur to make sitting comfortable
What is one key detail that supports the main idea of "What Is that Noise?"
(teacher choice)
The koala uses smell to find the right kinds of leaves, and eucalyptus is poisonous to most animals. What can you conclude about a koala’s sense of smell?
A koala’s sense of smell is very good and important for finding safe food.
Compare how koalas and woodpeckers use adaptations to stay in trees. Give one detail for each animal.
Koalas use strong back legs, claws, and special fingers (two like thumbs) and pads on feet.
Woodpeckers use feet with two toes forward and two back and stiff tail feathers for balance.
The woodpecker passage says bristles "cover their nostrils." What does "bristles" most likely mean?
short stiff feathers that act like tiny brushes
What is one key detail that supports the main idea of "Australia's Koalas"?
(teacher choice)
After reading both passages, you hear tapping in a forest at night. Using evidence from the texts, make a conclusion about what animal you might hear and explain two pieces of text evidence that support your conclusion.
Conclusion: It might be a woodpecker.
Evidence: woodpeckers peck at trees to find food and to "talk" with other woodpeckers; they knock on trees or posts making a tapping sound.
What is the difference between when koalas and woodpeckers are most active?
Koalas snack mostly at night and sleep much of the dad.
Woodpeckers peck during the day to find food and communicate.
In the koala passage, the sentence says eucalyptus leaves are "poisonous to most other animals, but not to koalas." What does "poisonous" mean here based on the sentence?
harmful or deadly if eaten