Insects for Dinner 1
36. Which idea is explained in both passages?
A. the relationship between anteaters and termites
41. In Paragraph 11, what do the words wild places mean?
D. Natural environments
46. The giant anteater eats from one colony for a short time so that it
B. has food left for later days.
37. Read the sentence. It is about 2 years old before it goes to live on its own. What does the expression live on its own mean?
B. live by itself
42. How are the ideas in Paragraph 3 organized?
D. In step by step order
47. Right after a giant anteater finds its dinner it
B. uses its claws to dig for the ants or termites.
38. A giant anteater does not eat a whole ant colony because it
B. wants to save some for a return visit.
43. The author organizes the information in this selection by
A. giving facts to explain different matters about anteaters.
48. According to Paragraph 11, what is one way to help giant anteaters?
A. save their homes in nature
39. Since an anteater cannot chew, it instead
C. mashes food with its tongue
44. Read this sentence from the passage. The giant anteater walks on its knuckles to protect its front claws, and can use these claws to fight off predators like jaguars and pumas. Which words from the sentence help the reader know what predator means?
C. fight off
49. The dictionary defines the word great to mean “wonderful or very good.” The anteater’s vision and hearing aren’t the best, but it has a great sense of smell and uses the nose on the end of its long snout to find dinner. What is the meaning of great as used in the sentence?
B. beyond average or ordinary
40. In Paragraph 6, the words to mash means
B. to crush.
45. Why do giant anteaters walk on their knuckles?
D. so their claws stay safe and ready for use