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Animal Homes
Contributed by: Beacham
  • 1. Which of these best describes
    one reason why honeybees use
    honeycombs?
A) To take care of their young
B) To hide from their enemies
C) To stay cool on hot days
D) To attract other honeybees
  • 2. Which sentence best explains why
    beavers are so busy?
A) The beaver’s main predators are wolves and river otters.
B) A lot of work goes into building a beaver lodge.
C) Beavers do not get along well with other animals.
D) Beaver dams are usually built in the middle of a pond.
  • 3. Which sentence best describes how
    a beaver lodge is different from the
    way it appears?
A) It looks big but is really very tiny.
B) It looks like a pile of sticks but is really a home underneath.
C) It has many holes but holds back the water.
D) It is always placed near a waterfall.
  • 4. Which of these best describes what
    hermit crabs do?
A) They swim quickly to escape the beavers.
B) They search for new shells as they outgrow their old ones.
C) They live with pea crabs near the surface of the ocean.
D) They build nests for their young.
  • 5. Which of these best describes what
    the cowbird does?
A) She lays her egg in another bird’s nest.
B) She hides her eggs in a dark cave.
C) She sits on her eggs until they hatch.
D) She builds a nest in another bird’s tree.
  • 6. Which animal carries its home on
    its back?
A) Beaver
B) Turtle
C) Termite
D) Spider
  • 7. Which animal builds its
    own home?
A) Pea crab
B) Tortoise
C) Bagworm
D) Hermit crab
  • 8. Read this sentence.
    A termite tower may contain
    millions of termites.
    Which word means about the same
    thing as the word contain?
A) Count
B) Show
C) Hold
D) Eat
  • 9. Read this sentence.
    Bees store honey in some of the
    cells of their hive.
    Which word is a homophone
    for cells?
A) Nests
B) Sells
C) Seals
D) Kills
  • 10. Animals are like _____ because they build their own homes.
A) shallow
B) retreats
C) shelter
D) structures
E) architects
  • 11. Termites build tall _____ .
A) contain
B) shallow
C) shelter
D) architects
E) structures
  • 12. Some _____ study animal homes for ideas about solving problems with buildings.
A) shallow
B) shelter
C) retreats
D) architects
E) structures
  • 13. The tortoise digs a _____ hole to keep cool.
A) contain
B) shallow
C) shelter
D) structures
E) retreats
  • 14. A polar bear, however, needs a very different type of _____ .
A) shelter
B) structures
C) contain
D) architects
E) shallow
  • 15. If you come across a spider’s web, be careful because it may _____ an insect.
A) shallow
B) contain
C) structures
D) retreats
E) shelter
  • 16. A turtle _____ into its shell when it senses danger.
A) shelter
B) structures
C) retreats
D) shallow
E) architects
  • 17. A hermit crab finds _____ in an empty shell.
A) contain
B) structures
C) architects
D) shelter
E) shallow
  • 18. It takes a _____ lot of time to build a beaver's home.
A) whole
B) hole
  • 19. Animals use materials they find in the area _____ build their homes.
A) to
B) too
  • 20. Animals with homes underground usually spend the winter _____ .
A) their
B) there
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