Spider Eyes
PART A: When searching for spiders at night, how can you distinguish a spider's eyes from that of a drop of water?
A. They look like sparkling green jewels.
B. They come in pairs.
C. Spiders' eyes will glow red when the light hits them.
D. Spiders' eyes will glow at night from the moon light.
PART B: In which paragraph from passage 1 do you find the evidence to support your answer?
A. paragraph 3
B. paragraph 4
C. paragraph 5
D. paragraph 6
B. They come in pairs.
B. paragraph 4
How does Grandmother Spider help the other creatures?
A. She helps steal food away from the others who live on the other side of the Earth.
B. She buys stories from the Sun God so that people will have stories.
C. She makes a pot out of clay.
D. She helps steal the sun away from the others who live on the other side of the Earth.
D. She helps steal the sun away from the others who live on the other side of the Earth.
After reading both spider folktales, what conclusions can you draw about both cultures' feelings towards spiders? Select all that apply.
A. Both cultures believe spiders are tricksters.
B. Both cultures believe that spiders are cunning and smart.
C. Both cultures believe that spiders brought the sun to Earth.
D. Both cultures believe that spiders played a role in bringing something important to mankind.
B. Both cultures believe that spiders are cunning and smart.
D. Both cultures believe that spiders played a role in bringing something important to mankind.
People like to think of their homes as safely _____ from the outside world, but many types of spiders can be found inside.
A. keep
B. insulated
C. cut off
D. removed
B. insulated
What information about spiders can you gather only from illustration 1?
A. Spiders have many eyes that come in pairs.
B. Spiders prefer dark protected places.
C. The reflection of light on an animal's eyes is called "eyeshine".
D. Spiders are not insects, they are arachnids.
D. Spiders are not insects, they are arachnids.
PART A: What does the folktale in Passage 2 help explain in the Hopi culture?
A. how stories were able to be shared with the world.
B. why certain animals have certain features.
C. how the sun came to shine on the world and how mankind learned to make pottery.
D. how mankind learned to make fire.
PART B: Which sentence from the text best supports the answer to part a?
A. "That's how Anansi the Spider was able to bring his spider stories to the world."
B. "To this day, Possum has a hairless tail."
C. "And that is how Grandmother Spider brought the sun to the world and taught man how to make pottery."
D. ""Stay and I will teach you," she said with a kind smile."
C. how the sun came to shine on the world and how mankind learned to make pottery.
C. "And that is how Grandmother Spider brought the sun to the world and taught man how to make pottery."
How are the points of view in Passages 2 and 3 similar?
A. Both passages are told from the point of view of the main character only.
B. Both passages are told from the point of view of various characters.
C. Both passages are told from the first person point of view.
D. Both passages are told from the third person point of view.
D. Both passages are told from the third person point of view.
They ______ pests that are also trapped...
A. eat
B. ate
C. eight
D. trouble
A. eat
According to the text, why do spiders' eyes glow?
A. because of a reflective layer called the tapetum.
B. because they can see well at night.
C. spider and other animals' eyes can glow in the dark.
D. the light reflects off them
A. because of a reflective layer called the tapetum.
Read the following sentences.
"To catch the hornets, Anansi filled a calabash with water. Then, he poured some over a banana leaf he held over his head and some over the hornet's next."
A. a type of leaf
B. a type of hornet's nest
C. a type of hose
D. a type of pot or bowl
D. a type of pot or bowl
...trapped in ______ home.
A. you're
B. youre
C. your
D. your's
C. your
What are two places you might find a spider hiding at night?
A. on the ground
B. under an overturned bucket
C. in a pond
D. in the garage
A. on the ground
B. under an overturned bucket
Which words from the text tell the meaning of the word calabash?
A. "a banana leaf"
B. "filled a... with water. Then, he poured..."
C. "held over his head"
D. "and some over the hornet's nest"
B. "filled a... with water. Then, he poured..."
Most spiders that are found in homes, are ______ to humans.
A. useful
B. useless
C. harmful
D. harmless
D. harmless
Main idea: Although spiders can be difficult to locate during the day, they can be easily spotted at night using a flashlight.
Which sentences from passage 1 best support your answer? Select all that apply.
A. "unlike insects, spiders have eight legs instead of six, and two body parts instead of three."
B. "In the beam of the flashlight, a spider's eyes will look like sparkling green jewels."
C. "Eyeshine may be green, yellow, red, white, pink, or blue."
D. "When you see them, you can follow the beam of your flashlight to where the spider is standing and carefully investigate what kind of spider has been located."
B. "In the beam of the flashlight, a spider's eyes will look like sparkling green jewels."
D. "When you see them, you can follow the beam of your flashlight to where the spider is standing and carefully investigate what kind of spider has been located."
In the passage, why does the Sun God laugh at Anansi at the beginning of the folktale?
A. The Sun God didn't think Anansi was skilled enough to bring all the animals he asked for in exchange for his stories.
B. The Sun God was laughing at a joke Anansi told him.
C. The Sun God didn't want to share his stories.
D. The Sun God was surprised Anansi could gather all the creatures he requested.
A. The Sun God didn't think Anansi was skilled enough to bring all the animals he asked for in exchange for his stories.