Box/Underline
Which sentence from the passage supports the inference that fires help the prairie plants survive?
Box supports
Underline inference
What is the lesson taught in Sia and the Spider?
You should not be greedy. You should be thankful.
Where do hippos like to spend most of their time?
In the water
What are the four seasons?
fall, winter, spring, and summer,
What does fertilizer mean?
A substance used to help plants grow (like making grass green and healthy)
Read the sentence from the passage.
Some prairie animals migrate in winter to warmer places where they will find food.
What does the word migrate most likely mean?
Box mean
Underline migrate
What does Sia know about that Spider wants?
The location of delicious food.
Hippos are one of the largest land _________________.
Mammals
What season is the grass so tall that pioneers got lost in it?
summer
What does dusk mean?
It is almost dark, sunset
Hippos are big eaters. Pick two details from the passage that best support this statement.
Box support
Underline statement
What does Spider do when Sia shows him a food location?
He eats everything and doesn't say thank you.
How do mom hippos keep their babies safe? (what movements?)
Little shoves and bites
What are the tall yellow flowers called?
black eyed susan
What does thrash mean?
To move violently
Read the sentences from the text.
A big hippo weighs more than two cars. That makes it one of the largest mammals on land - only elephants and some rhinos can top it. No wonder few animals will hassle a full-grown hippo.
A synonym is a word that means the same or nearly the same as another word. What is the synonym of hassle?
Underline hassle
How does Sia trick Spider?
How do male hippos fight for territory?
With their mouths open, using their teeth
What is created from snow in the spring?
The snow melts and creates ponds
What does clever mean?
smart, bright, intelligent
Read the sentence from the text.
One of the hippo's underwater calls, the ear-splitting wheeze-honk, is as loud as a heavy-metal band.
What does the author communicate to the reader with the use of the word ear-splitting?
Box communicate
Underline ear-splitting
How does the story end?
Spider apologizes to Sia and promises to not be greedy in the future.
What types of sounds can hippos make?
Ear-splitting wheeze honk, clicks, croaks, whines
What season do natural wild fires occur and what causes them?
fall and lightning
What does village mean?
A small town