Squirrels Using Snakeskin? & A Clever Use of Coconuts

Text to Text Connections

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Use "Squirrels Using Snakeskin?" and "A Clever Use of Coconuts" In both selections information about the animal's behaviors are gathered by- A. doctors B. scientists C. zoologist D. veterinarians

B. scientists

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Use "Squirrels Using Snakeskin?" and "A Clever Use of Coconuts" Which of these ideas is found in both selections? A. Animals have difficulty finding places to hide. B. Scientists have many ways of studying animals in their environment. C. Scientists are continuing to discover unique ways in which animals protect themselves. D. Tool users are the most intelligent animals.

C. Scientists are continuing to discover unique ways in which animals protect themselves.

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Use "Squirrels Using Snakeskin?" and "A Clever Use of Coconuts" What is one difference between the types of animal behavior described in the two selections? A. Squirrels disguise themselves with scent, but octopuses hide from the view of their enemies. B. Scientists understand why squirrels use snakeskin, but research is needed to understand why octopuses use coconut shells. C. Many animals use snakeskin for protection, bu only octopuses are known to use shells to protect themselves. D. Squirrels have several ways of protecting themselves, but octopuses have only one way.

A. Squirrels disguise themselves with scent, but octopuses hide from the view of their enemies

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Use "Squirrels Using Snakeskin?" and "A Clever Use of Coconuts" One similarity between the two selections is that both discuss animals that- A. use things found in nature to remain safe B. need help from humans C. protect their young D. are not aware of dangers in the environment

A. use things found in nature to remain safe

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Use "Squirrels Using Snakeskin?" and "A Clever Use of Coconuts" Both selections suggest that scientists- A. are interested in studying only small animals B. do not completely understand some animal behavior C. have to use cameras to study animals D. do not spend much time observing animals in the wild

B. do not completely understand some animal behavior

Summary & Main Idea

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Use "A Clever Use of Coconuts" Paragraph 5 is mainly about- A. how octopuses are among the smartest animals in the world B. many animals are tool users C. chimpanzees are just like octopuses D. Octopuses are the smartest animals in the world

A. how octopuses are among the smartest animals in the world

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Use "A Clever Use of Coconuts" Paragraph 2 is mainly about- A. how octopuses cloud the ocean with their ink B. how octopuses change the color of their body to match their surroundings C. how enemies swim by octopuses without noticing them D. how octopuses have different ways to escape their enemies

D. how octopuses have different ways to escape their enemies

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Using "Squirrels Using Snakeskin" Paragraphs 2 through 4 are mainly about -

possible reasons squirrels spread chewed snakeskin on their bodies

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Using "Squirrels Using Snakeskin" Which of these is the best summary of the selection?

Scientists have discovered that some squirrels chew rattlesnakes skin and apply it to themselves. There are several possible explanations for this behavior. Barbara Clucas conducted a study using a group of squirrels and discovered that it is likely that female squirrels and young squirrels use the snakeskin as protection against rattlesnakes.

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Use "A Clever Use of Coconuts" Which of these is the best summary of the selection?

Scientists have discovered octopuses are among the smartest animals in the world. They believe this because octopuses have different ways to escape their enemies. Scientists discovered that they squirt their ink in the ocean to hide from enemies and use coconut halves on the ocean floor to create a place to protect themselves.

Context Clues

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Use "Squirrels Using Snakeskin?" In paragraph 4 burrow means-

shelter

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Use "A Clever Use of Coconuts" In paragraph 3 the phrase ward off means-

get rid of

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Using "Squirrels Using Snakeskin" In paragraph 6, the word detects means -

discovers

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Use "A Clever Use of Coconuts" In paragraph 4, the word indicates means-

suggests

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Use "A Clever Use of Coconuts" The word demonstrates in the sentence below means- Scientists believe that this behavior demonstrates that octopuses are tool users.

shows

Inference

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Use "A Clever Use of Coconuts" The fact that octopuses' ink clouds the ocean water suggests that-

Octopuses are difficult to locate by their enemies

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Use "A Clever Use of Coconuts" The fact that coconut shells are very hard on the outside suggests that-

they keep octopuses safe from danger

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Use "Squirrels Using Snakeskin?" and "A Clever Use of Coconuts" The fact that female squirrels and young squirrels chew on snakeskin suggests that they are trying to-

protect themselves from rattlesnakes

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Use "A Clever Use of Coconuts" The fact that octopuses sometimes move coconut shells from one place to another is important because it suggests that octopuses-

are able to plan for future needs

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Using "Squirrels Using Snakeskin" Clucas's observations contribute to the understanding of why squirrels use snakeskin by-

providing support for one of the theories presented by scientists

Miscillaneous

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Using "Squirrels Using Snakeskin" The author wrote this selection most likely to-

explain efforts to understand an unusual squirrel behavior

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Use "Squirrels Using Snakeskin?" The caption is included with the photograph most likely to-

to help the reader understand what is happening in the photograph

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Use "A Clever Use of Coconuts" the photograph is included with the selection most likely to -

illustrate how an octopus can fit inside a coconut shell

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Use "A Clever Use of Coconuts" The purpose of this selection is to -

provide readers with facts about the intelligence of ocotpuses

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Use "A Clever Use of Coconuts" The author organized paragraph 4 by-

comparing octopuses to crabs