Brown Bear and the Honey Tree part 1
In passage 1, what are most of the bees doing when Brown Bear finds the hive?
collecting nectar
What was Brown Bear searching for at the beginning of the passage?
blueberries and nuts
What does Rabbit do to make Bear angry?
He won't get him any nuts from Chipmunk's hole.
What does the word abundant mean as it is used in paragraph 3?
plentiful (alot, more, etc)
What does the photo caption help the reader understand about Florida panthers?
How they look and what they eat
Why does Brown Bear attack the tree trunk in paragraph 5?
He wanted to teach the bees a lesson because they stung his nose.
What does the word furious mean as it is used in paragraph 6?
angry
What does the idiom "blew his top" mean?
got upset (mad, angry,etc.)
What two cities does Alligator Alley connect as shown on the map?
Naples and Fort Lauderdale
Whay did the Florida panthers become endangered?
a. Alligators took over the swamps
b. Many of their habitats were destroyed.
c. Too many were hit by cars.
d. A disease spread through them.
b
What is the meaning of the idiom "got his goat" in paragraph 5?
made him angry
How does Brown Bear escape from the bees?
He swam across the river.
Why doesn't Bear first ask Chipmunk to share the nuts?
Chipmunk isn't home and he is too hungry to wait.
What's the main idea of Alligator Alley?
a. Alligator Alley is a road through the Everglades National Park, which is mostly swampland.
b. Alligator Alley is a road that has made driving in Florida easier, but in the past caused problems.
c. The best way to make roads safe is to build them with at least 4 lanes.
d. There are so many alligators in Florida that a road names Alligator Alley was named after them.
b
What does the word bulldozed mean as it is used in paragraph 3?
cleared, cut down
Based on the illustration and the text, how does Brown Bear feel at the end of the story?
He is afraid
What point of view is Brown Bear and the Honey Tree told in?
third person
What happens to Bear at the end of the story?
His paw gets stuck in the hole.
What structure did the author use to present the information in the passage Alligator Alley?
sequential
What part of Florida do the panthers live in?
southern
In paragraph 5, what does "got him onto hot water" mean?
caused him trouble
How had the tree truck fallen that Brown Bear almost tripped over?
It had fallen during a storm
In what way are the two stories, Brown Bear and the Honey Tree and The Hungry Bear alike?
In both stories a greedy bear is punished for trying to steal food.
What was one reason people thought building a road across Everglades National Park was not a good idea?
destroy animal homes
animals harmed by cars
It wouldn't be used
Who runs the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge?
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service