#5036 Daily Warm-Ups: Nonfiction Reading teacher Created Resources #5036 Daily Warm-Ups: Nonfiction Reading Warm-Up
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2 The Compass in Your Nose ©Teacher Created Resources 107 #5036 Daily Warm-Ups: Nonfiction Reading Warm-Up Check Your Understanding / 4 Name ______________________________________________ 1. What was the author’s intent in writing the passage? a. to describe the behavior of snails b. to provide interesting ways to study the snail’s movement c. to help the reader learn to eat snails d. both a and b 2. From the context of the passage, which word has a similar meaning to estivate? a. late c. hibernate b. gastropod d. move 3. What encourages snails to come out of their shells? a. wind c. moisture b. grass d. sunlight 4. Why are snails called gastropods? a. They move on their stomachs. c. They hide their feet in their stomachs. b. They have pods on their bellies. d. They need shoes to walk. Garden snails are gastropods, which means “stomach-footed.” Most types of snails live in water, but these land creatures still need water. When the weather is hot and dry, they climb up a wall or branch and estivate, a process similar to hibernation. They seal their shells with thick mucus and don’t move until rain falls or a damp evening arrives. Wet weather provides a pleasant opportunity to find soft, wet plant food. Because of their fondness for wet environments, snails can be trained to do several tricks. Place one or two garden snails on a wet paper towel and dampen the snails with water. They will soon emerge from their shells and glide along the paper towel eating some of it. You can soak a piece of yarn or thick string and gently place the snail on the yarn. If you hold both ends of the wet yarn tightly, the snail will slowly glide along the yarn from one side to the other. It will also climb up the yarn if you hold it vertically, although even snails can lose their grip and fall off. Snails will even paint a picture, if you put them in wet food coloring and give them a piece of shiny paper to decorate. And who wouldn’t want a piece of art by a gastropod? It’s truly one of a kind! Did You Know? Download 10.24 Kb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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