Response
Vocabulary
Comprehension
Inference
10
  1. Who are the main characters in the story?     

The lion, the elephant, the monkey, and the bird


10
  1. What does “They” refer to in the sentence: “They lick all over their bodies”

  • The birds

  • The elephants

  • The lions

  • The monkeys

The lions

10
  1. What is the passage mainly about?

  • Best ways to stay warm in the winter

  • Different ways animals clean

  • How to stay clean from flies

  • The cleanest wild animals on Earth

Different ways animals clean

10
  1. Which of the animals mentioned in the passage is most close to the way people bathe?

  • The birds

  • The elephants

  • The lions

  • The monkeys

The monkeys

20
  1. Where does the story take place?            

In the wild


20
  1. What does “It” refer to in the sentence: “It can look strange.”

  • Bathing in mud

  • Keeping flies away

  • Sucking water with the nose

  • Washing in the river

Bathing in mud

20
  1. Which of the following is NOT a reason monkeys go into hot springs?

  • To enjoy long baths

  • To get clean

  • To swim in winter

  • To stay warm in the winter

To swim in winter

20
  1.  How does the author feel about the way animals stay clean?

  • Many wild animals are not clean

  • Only monkeys are clean because they use water

  • People should try to bathe like wild animals

  • The ways wild animals bathe are interesting

The ways wild animals bathe are interesting

30
  1. Which part of the following sentence is the cause? say it.

The dust makes the insects go away. 

The dust


30
  1. What does the word “springs” most nearly mean in the sentence: “They go into hot springs.”

  • A spa

  • To bounce

  • To come from

  • The season after winter

A spa

30
  1. True or False: Chickens take baths in the dust.  

True


30
  1. How is the elephant’s way of bathing similar to the birds’?

  • They both keep themselves from insects

  • They both like to play with dirt

  • They both use water to keep themselves clean

  • They both use their mouth for bathing

They both keep themselves from insects

40

Fact/Opinion: “Wild animals clean themselves in different ways.”    

Fact


40
  1. Why does a mother lion licks her cub’s face in the morning?

  • To wake up the cubs

  • The cubs are too young to clean themselves

  • To leave her scents on the cubs

  • To show her affection

The cubs are too young to clean themselves