Central Idea & Retelling
What is the topic of this text?
Hot Deserts
Which text feature helped you determine the topic of the text?
A. heading
B. glossary
c. caption
d. graph
A. heading
Read this sentences from the passage.
Some leaves curl up to stop water loss in the hot, dry air.
Which does the word curl mean as it is used in this sentence?
A. to make ringlets in your hair
B. to lift a weight with your arm
C. to stop something from happening
D. to make a curved shape by bending up
D. to make a curved shape by bending up
True or Fale: It is always hot in a desert.
False
What is the central idea of the text?
A. Hot deserts have lots of sand and rocks.
B. Many animals that live in a hot desert sleep during the day and come out at night when it is cooler.
C. Hot deserts get very little rain so the plants and animals need special adaptations to survive.
D. Animals that live in hot deserts get most of their water from eating plants or other animals.
C. Hot deserts get very little rain so the plants and animals need special adaptations to survive.
Which desert animals are shown in the photographs on page 45? There are 4 answers.
A. snake
B. lizard
C. Gila monster
D. tortoise
E. coyote
F. horned lizard
G. grasshopper
A
C
E
F
Read this sentences from the passage.
Gila monsters and other reptiles bury themselves in the ground to stay cool.
Which does the word bury mean as it is used in this sentence?
A. to stay cool
B. to cover and hide
C. to run away quickly
D. to bounce on the ground
B. to cover and hide
How does having pale colors help desert animals survive? There are 2 answers.
A. It helps them move faster.
B. Many animals have pale colors.
C. It helps them stay cool.
D. It helps them hide from other animals.
C
D
What is one important detail that you would include in a retelling of this text?
There are many answers to this question! Just remember, your detail must connect back to the central idea!
What is the author trying to show in the "zoom-in" on the diagram?
A. The rain falling from the sky
B. A grasshopper eating a leaf to get water
C. A grasshopper cooling off on a leaf
D. The roots of the plant down in the ground
B. A grasshopper eating a leaf to get water
How does a Gila monster stay cool?
What information do you learn in the text box/sidebar on page 45?
Desert animals are adapted to live on less water.
How does a coyote stay cool?
A coyote stays cool because its fur is a pale color.