- What does the word prickly mean?
Answer: Covered in sharp points
The passage says a cactus has sharp spines that can poke your hand, so prickly means covered in sharp points, making answer B correct. Choice A is wrong because a cactus is not soft. Choice C is wrong because the passage never talks about water. Choice D is wrong because the passage is about sharpness, not shine.
- In the passage, what does habitat mean?
Answer: A place an animal lives
The passage shows the beavers living near rivers, building a lodge for their house, so habitat means a place an animal lives. Animal food is not a place. An animal sound is not a place. Cold weather is not a place to live. Habitat means the place where an animal lives.
- In the text, what does the word hibernate mean?
Answer: To sleep through winter
The text shows bears staying in a den in winter and not eating much, so hibernate means to sleep through winter. Looking for new food is the opposite of resting. Running fast in snow is not resting either. Storing food is a different behavior. Hibernate means to sleep through the winter.
- What does the word swift mean?
Answer: Moving quickly
The passage says a cheetah can run very fast and moves quickly compared to a slow tortoise, so swift means moving quickly, making answer A correct. Choice B is wrong because a cheetah is active, not tired. Choice C is wrong because the passage never talks about sound. Choice D is wrong because swift is about speed, not hunger.
- Read the passage: In winter, some bears hibernate, which means they sleep for a long time. They stay in a den and do not eat much. Snow covers the ground outside, but the bear stays warm inside. When spring comes, the bear wakes up and looks for food. In the passage, what does hibernate mean?
Answer: To sleep a long time
This tests understanding new words. The passage says 'hibernate, which means they sleep for a long time.' The words after 'which means' tell us the answer. Hibernate means to sleep a long time.
- In the passage, what does fossil mean?
Answer: What is left of a plant or animal from long ago
The passage says a fossil is left from a plant or animal and formed in rock, so it means what is left of a plant or animal from long ago. It is not a living animal today. It is not a volcano rock. It is not a new plant. A fossil is what is left of a plant or animal from long ago.
- What does the word habitat mean?
Answer: A home in nature
The passage says the pond is the frog's habitat, or home in nature, so answer A is correct. Choice B is wrong because a habitat is not a sound. Choice C is wrong because it is a place, not a time. Choice D is wrong because a habitat is where the frog lives, not a food.
- Read the passage: Some animals use camouflage, or colors that help them blend in. For example, a green tree frog looks like a leaf. A brown moth can look like tree bark. This helps the animal hide from enemies. In the passage, what does camouflage mean?
Answer: Colors that help an animal hide
This tests understanding new words. The passage says 'camouflage, or colors that help them blend in.' It gives examples of hiding. Camouflage means colors that help animals hide.
- Read the passage: A frog's habitat is the place it lives. Many frogs live near ponds, where they can find water and insects to eat. This habitat keeps them safe and gives them what they need. In the passage, what does habitat mean?
Answer: The place an animal lives
We're finding what habitat means. The passage says 'A frog's habitat is the place it lives.' It tells us exactly - habitat means where something lives.
- In the passage, what does the word hibernate mean?
Answer: To sleep through winter
The passage shows animals in winter resting for many weeks and eating very little, so hibernate means to sleep through winter. Running fast is not resting. Growing new leaves is something plants do. Storing food is a different behavior. Hibernate means to sleep through the winter.
- In the passage, what does the word colony mean?
Answer: A large group living together
The passage says a colony is a large group of bees living together in a hive, so answer B is correct. Choice A is wrong because honey is not another word for colony. Choice C is wrong because colony describes a group, not a location. Choice D is wrong because a colony is a group, not a flower.
- What does the word enormous mean?
Answer: Really large
The passage says a whale is enormous, or very big, and that it is longer than a bus and heavier than cars, so answer A is correct. Choice B is wrong because a whale is not small. Choice C is wrong because the passage never talks about sound. Choice D is wrong because the passage is about size, not speed.
- What does burrow mean?
Answer: To dig a hole underground
The passage shows the rabbit making tunnels under the dirt to hide, so burrow means to dig a hole underground. Hopping in circles is not digging. Borrowing something sounds like burrow but means something different. Sleeping in a tree is above ground, not underground. Burrow means to dig a hole underground.
- In the text, what does burrow mean?
Answer: To dig a hole underground
The text says the animals make tunnels under the dirt, so burrow means to dig a hole underground. Jumping into water is not digging. Borrowing a toy sounds like burrow but means something different. Climbing a tree is above ground, not underground. Burrow means to dig a hole underground.
- Read the passage: Some rabbits burrow, or dig underground, to make a safe home. They use their paws to push dirt back and make tunnels. The tunnels help them hide from animals that want to eat them. In the passage, what does burrow mean?
Answer: To dig a hole underground
This tests finding word meanings. The passage says 'burrow, or dig underground.' The word 'or' gives us the meaning. Burrow means to dig a hole underground.
- In the text, what does the word habitat mean?
Answer: A place where an animal lives.
The text explains that a habitat is the place where an animal lives, shown by the sea turtles living in the ocean with sand and warm water. This matches the first answer. The second answer is wrong because habitat means a place, not a food. The third answer is wrong because habitat does not mean a sound. The fourth answer is wrong because habitat is not the way an animal moves.
- In the passage, what does the word swift mean?
Answer: Very fast
The passage says the cheetah runs quicker than other animals and its legs stretch far, so swift means very fast. Very slow is the opposite. Very sleepy does not match running quickly. Very quiet is about sound, not speed. Swift means very fast.
- Read the passage. Ants live in a colony, or a big group, under the ground. In one colony, there can be thousands of ants. They work together to find food and care for eggs. In the passage, what does colony mean?
Answer: A big group living together
We need to find what colony means. The passage tells us colony is 'a big group.' Thousands of ants live together in one colony.
- In the passage, what does migrate mean?
Answer: To travel to a new place
To travel to a new place is correct because the passage says migrate means to travel, and geese fly south when it gets cold. Singing a loud song is never mentioned in the passage, so it does not match. Building a nest for the winter is also never mentioned as what migrate means. The passage directly explains that migrate means to travel somewhere new.
- What does the word habitat mean in the passage?
Answer: A place an animal lives
The passage shows that a habitat is where an animal lives, like under a warm rock or in a sandy hole for a lizard. A kind of animal food is not what the passage describes. A time of day also does not match. A kind of desert plant is not what habitat means. A place an animal lives is correct because it matches how the passage uses the word.
