#5036 Daily Warm-Ups: Nonfiction Reading teacher Created Resources #5036 Daily Warm-Ups: Nonfiction Reading Warm-Up
Download 10.24 Kb. Pdf ko'rish
|
DAILY 6
17 Tsunamis #5036 Daily Warm-Ups: Nonfiction Reading 122 ©Teacher Created Resources Warm-Up Check Your Understanding / 4 Name ______________________________________________ 1. How accurate is the skunk’s spray? a. up to twenty feet c. about five feet b. one mile d. up to seven feet 2. What are the main predators of skunks? a. humans c. foxes b. small mammals d. great horned owls 3. From the context of the passage, which is an antonym for solitary? a. social c. meat-eating b. lonely d. scented 4. What dangers does skunk spray pose to people and animals? a. temporary blindness c. rabies b. death d. both a and c Skunks have a rather bad reputation among humans. They are usually solitary creatures, although they do share dens with other skunks. This happens frequently during the winter when they sleep during freezing cold weather. Their dens are located among rocks, in storm drains, in burrows between rocks, and in woodpiles. You can often see skunks at night going about their business of finding food, such as insects, grubs, small mammals, fruit, and bird and turtle eggs, along with kitchen garbage. Skunks have few natural enemies except the great horned owl, a night predator with a very poor sense of smell. The skunk’s spray consists of seven different chemicals and is so strong that it can cause temporary blindness in people and pets. However, most skunks give fair warning before they spray. Some skunks stamp their feet. The spotted skunk does a handstand and walks with its rear feet in the air before firing its spray. The sticky spray is squirted from glands under the skunk’s tail. It can hit a target twenty feet away but is only accurate up to about seven feet. However, the smell can be detected a mile away. Skunks carry enough spray for five or six loads. The striped skunk can fire off its spray even when held in the air by its tail. Skunks are a major carrier of rabies, and bites to people or pets are dangerous. Skunks are seldom afraid of humans and are sometimes sold as pets—after a descenting operation, of course. Did You Know? Download 10.24 Kb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
Ma'lumotlar bazasi mualliflik huquqi bilan himoyalangan ©fayllar.org 2024
ma'muriyatiga murojaat qiling
ma'muriyatiga murojaat qiling