Comprehension and more
Where do beavers live?
Near rivers and streams
What is the author's purpose for writing the text.
To inform the reader.
What is the name of the home a beaver builds?
A lodge
Infer the meaning of the word burrow in the passage.
A tunnel or space that an animal digs to live in.
How do Beavers stay safe?
They stay safe by burrowing into the muddy sides of their lodges.
How do you know the authors purpose?
The text is giving facts and teaching the reader, so they are informing us.
What materials do beavers use to build dams?
Sticks, mud, and stones.
Use context clues to define adapt.
Adapt means to change or develop special traits that help an animal survive in its environment.
Why are beavers important for the environment?
They make ponds that help many other animals by giving them a place to live.
What is the main topic of the passage?
The main topic is beavers and how they live and survive in their environment.
What do beavers' dams create in the water?
They create ponds.
Name one way a beaver has adapted to its environment.
Strong teeth / flat tail / building lodges in water
What are the bold words in the text?
Dams, lodges, burrow, adapted, and adapt.
Is the text fiction or nonfiction?
Nonfiction
Why do beavers build lodges in the middle of ponds?
To stay safe and protected from danger.
Use the word “burrow” in a sentence.
Open ended
Why do beavers have flat tails?
So that they can swim fast and slap the water when there's danger.
Name a key detail from the text.
Open-ended
What adjective is used in the passage to describe beavers' teeth?
Strong