Vocabulary
"Marshmallow—a six-year-old green parrot—had been SECRETLY LISTENING And the private-eye parrot had learned a thing or two, including the nickname of one of the robbers: JJ."
What is the word we use for secretly listening in on?
Eavesdropping
What is the name of the parrot that foiled the robbers plan?
Marshmallow
What is the key idea from the section The Hungry Spy: Spying and Prying Predators?
Animals spy and pry to find food
A camp counselor tells stories around a campfire
To bring cheer
Which word in the following sentence should be capitalized.
john and nancy went to starbucks while visiting montreal.
John, Nancy, Starbucks, Montreal
The parrot in the story foiled the robbers plans - what does 'foiled' mean as used in this scenario?
To prevent something from happening; to ruin their plans
What is the name of the robber that the parrot repeated?
J.J.
What is the key idea from the section Live and Let Die: Spying and Prying to Stay Alive?
Animals eavesdrop, spy, and pry to avoid predators
A grandmother tells her grandchildren stories of when her children were born on their farm.
To reminisce
Create a sentence, changing the proper nouns in the following sentence into common nouns:
Paulie and Lia will attend Nova Southeastern University in August.
They will attend college in the fall.
When someone will gain or lose something in a situation, we say they have a ______ in the game. In the animal world animals have a _________in the wild spy games.
stake
What type of animal studied the habit of the chipmunk in order to ambush it?
Rattlesnake
What is the author’s purpose in using sections to organize the selection?
To separate the different reasons that animals spy, pry, or eavesdrop
Mrs. Paronich tells you to be careful around candles and tells you what happened when she started a fire on her counter.
To caution
Which word in the following sentence need to be capitalized? WHY?
"The tall grasses of the east african savannah surrounded him like a curtain: he was well hidden from leopards and hyenas, but predators were also concealed from him."
East African (proper adjective)
To take, cut off from an intended destination, to cut off
Why do crab spiders build their nest next to pretty flowers?
to capture honeybees
The author includes information about animal eavesdropping to —
To inform readers about how this skill helps animals survive
To Inspire
"The Memphis crooks hadn't counted on Marshmallow's talents as an eavesdropper." Why are the the words Memphis and Marshmallow are capitalized?
(think adjective, noun)
Memphis is a proper adjective and Marshmallow is a proper noun.
Animals spy and snoop in order to avoid being eaten by another animal.
What are animals called that exist to hunt and eat other animals?
What are the animals called that get eaten?
Predators and prey
Explain how sperm whales find their food using eavesdropping
They eavesdrop on the noises that other sperm whales make to find where the hunting has been successful.
What are the 4 reasons animals snoop and spy?
To find food
To find a home
To find a mate
To avoid predators
Why two reasons does the author use anecdotes in the text, 'Animal Snoops: The Wondrous World of Wildlife Spies'
To convey complicated information and to entertain (bring cheer)
What types of nouns and adjectives do not have to be capitalized? Which ones do?
WHAT IS THE DIFFERNCE?
common nouns do not have to be capitalized
proper nouns do have to be capitalized
Proper nouns and adjectives name specific things.