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3. The picture shows that a chirping frog is about the same size as a —
A bird.
B peanut.
C potted plant.
B peanut
2. Which word in the passage makes the chirping of the chirping frog sound nice?
A sweet
B hard
C fast
A. sweet
4. Which sentence from the passage tells how chirping frogs are unusual?
A “Unlike most frogs, they don’t lay eggs in water.”
B “They live in warm, shady places.”
C “Chirping frogs were first found in southern Texas.”
A “Unlike most frogs, they don’t lay eggs in water.”
Question 1:This question has two parts Answer part A and then part B.
Part A What is this passage mostly about?
A. Chirping frogs may be brown and gray or yellow and green
B. Chirping frogs have moved into new places in Texas
C. Chirping frogs hatch from eggs into teeny frogs
Part B
Which sentence from the passage supports the
main topic in Part A?
A “These frogs can be different colors.”
B “Unlike most frogs, they don’t lay eggs in water.”
C “Now they have traveled north.”
Part A:B. Chirping frogs have moved into new places in Texas
Part B: C “Now they have traveled north.”
7. Look at the map. What city did the chirping frogs first come from?
A Dallas
B Brownsville
C San Antonio
B Brownsville
6. Read this sentence from paragraph 4.They are teeny frogs!
The word teeny suggests that baby chirping frogs are —
A noisy.
B very hungry.
C really small.
C really small.
5. Which sentence from the passage supports the idea that chirping frogs like rainy places?
A “They hide in damp leaves and moist soil.”
B “Chirping frogs were first found in southern Texas.”
C “People think they hitched a ride.”
A “They hide in damp leaves and moist soil.”
10.What does paragraph 3 explain?
A why Frog wants to travel
B where Frog wants to go
C how Frog will get to the desert
A why Frog wants to travel
8. Look at the map. Where have chirping frogs moved to from south Texas?
A El Paso
B Lubbock
C Corpus Christi
C Corpus Christi
13.Which word in the passage makes Frog sound
most upset?
A wet
B glad
C shocked
C shocked
9. How does this story begin?
A Frog arrives at the desert.
B Frog’s skin becomes dry in the desert.
C Frog asks Bird to take him to the desert.
C Frog asks Bird to take him to the desert.
14.What does paragraph 9 tell about Frog?
A the problems he has in the desert
B how he gets ready for his trip
C where he wants to go
A the problems he has in the desert
15.Which word suggests that Frog is hurting?
A dry
B parched
C damp
B parched
11.Which sentence hints that Frog will not like the desert?
A “I wish I could see the desert.”
B “‘But the desert is dry,’ said Bird.”
C “I can take my damp leaves in a bag, and they will keep me wet.”
B “‘But the desert is dry,’ said Bird.”
16.What happens at the end of the story?
A Bird takes Frog home.
B A snake chases Frog.
C Bird flies south for the winter.
A Bird takes Frog home.
12.What does Frog say that shows he wants an adventure?
A “Where have you been?”
B “I wish I could see the desert.”
C “I can take my damp leaves in a bag.”
B “I wish I could see the desert.”
17.Think about the two passages you have read. Why does Frog have trouble living in the desert?
A There is no food.
B It is warm.
C It is too dry.
C It is too dry.