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Some rabbits change their fur with the seasons. In the summer, they have thinner coats with short fur. As the weather cools, their fur grows longer and thicker. Spring brings more changes to a rabbit's appearance. The warm coat is no longer needed and the animal molts. Rabbits shed their dense coats in the spring. It gathers on bushes and shrubs.


What is the passage mostly about?


A rabbit’s fur can change across the seasons.

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Camouflage is the name given to anything that helps an animal blend in with its surroundings. Some animals use camouflage to keep from harm. Others use it to get food. Tigers have stripes that help them blend in with tall grass. A tiger can then catch its food without being seen. All of the stripes confuse predators. The predator can't tell if they are looking at an animal of the shadow of a tree.

What is a supporting detail in the text?

Possible answers:   Some animals use camouflage to keep from harm. /   All of the stripes confuse predators. / Tigers have stripes that help them blend in with tall grass.

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Some rabbits change their fur with the seasons. In the summer, they have thinner coats with short fur. As the weather cools, their fur grows longer and thicker. Spring brings more changes to a rabbit's appearance. The warm coat is no longer needed and the animal molts. Rabbits shed their dense coats in the spring. It gathers on bushes and shrubs.


What are the 3 repeated words in the text?

fur, rabbits, changes

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Camouflage is the name given to anything that helps an animal blend in with its surroundings. Some animals use camouflage to keep from harm. Others use it to get food. Tigers have stripes that help them blend in with tall grass. A tiger can then catch its food without being seen. All of the stripes confuse predators. The predator can't tell if they are looking at an animal of the shadow of a tree.


What idea is the author trying to convey about camouflage?

Camouflage helps animals survive.

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Some rabbits change their fur with the seasons. In the summer, they have thinner coats with short fur. As the weather cools, their fur grows longer and thicker. Spring brings more changes to a rabbit's appearance. The warm coat is no longer needed and the animal molts. Rabbits shed their dense coats in the spring. It gathers on bushes and shrubs.


What is a supporting detail in the text?

Possible answers: Fur grows longer and thicker. / Rabbits shed their dense coats in the spring.

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Camouflage is the name given to anything that helps an animal blend in with its surroundings. Some animals use camouflage to keep from harm. Others use it to get food. Tigers have stripes that help them blend in with tall grass. A tiger can then catch its food without being seen. All of the stripes confuse predators. The predator can't tell if they are looking at an animal of the shadow of a tree.


 What are the 3 repeated words in the text?

 Camouflage, predator, help, animal 

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The frog sat on the side of the pond.  He was very still.  His green color made him hard to see.  A bug flew near him.  His tongue zipped out, and he gobbled it up.  Then the frog was still again.  He waited for the next bug. 

What is the main idea?

Frogs eat bugs.

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The frog sat on the side of the pond.  He was very still.  His green color made him hard to see.  A bug flew near him.  His tongue zipped out, and he gobbled it up.  Then the frog was still again.  He waited for the next bug.

What is a supporting detail in the text?

Possible answer: His green color made him hard to see

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The frog sat on the side of the pond.  He was very still.  His green color made him hard to see.  A bug flew near him.  His tongue zipped out, and he gobbled it up.  Then the frog was still again.  He waited for the next bug.

 What are the 2 repeated words in the text?

frog, bug.