A woodpecker is a kind of bird.

Woodpeckers are found all

over the world except in the North and South poles, Australia,

and New Zealand. There are over 200 different kinds of

woodpeckers. The two largest woodpeckers, the Imperial

Woodpecker and the Ivory-billed Woodpecker are most likely

extinct. Animals that are extinct are no longer found on Earth.

Woodpeckers have sharp bills for drilling into wood, and short,

stiff tails which help prop them up against tree trunks and

branches. Woodpeckers also have very long tongues, which

help them get at insects deep within trees. Woodpeckers are

often heard drumming loudly on trees before they are seen.

Woodpeckers can even become pests if they learn to drum on

siding of a house.

Woodpeckers can easily be attracted to backyard bird feeders

with sunflower seeds or suet. Suet is a kind of animal fat that

is very tasty to woodpeckers and other birds.

1.) Why do Woodpeckers Have Long Tongues?

A.) So they can drum on trees.

B.) To get at insects on the ground.

C. To get at insects within trees.

D.) To eat seeds.

2.) When do woodpeckers sometimes become pests?

A.) When they become extinct.

B.) When they drum on houses.

C.) When they eat suet.

D.) When they visit feeders.

3.) Woodpeckers are often…..

A.) heard before they are seen.

B.) found in Australia.

C.) found in the North Pole.

D.) seen before they are heard.

4.) The two largest woodpeckers in the world are ….

A.) most likely no longer on Earth.

B.) pests.

C.) found all over the world.

D.) normally found at bird feeders.

5.) Which is NOT true about woodpeckers?

A.) They like suet.

B.) They will come to bird feeders.

C.) They are only found in a few places in the world.

D.) They have short, stiff tails.

Rainbows

Rainbows are often seen when the sun comes out after or during a

rainstorm. Rainbows are caused when sunlight shines through drops

of water in the sky at a specific angle. When white sunlight enters a

raindrop, it exits the raindrop a different color. When light exits lots of

different raindrops at different angles, it produces the red, orange,

yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet that you see in a rainbow.

Together, these colors are known as the spectrum. These colors can

sometimes be seen in waterfalls and fountains as well.

Did you know that there are double rainbows? In a double rainbow,

light reflects twice inside water droplets and forms two arcs. In most

double rainbows, the colors of the top arc are opposite from those in

the bottom arc. In other words, the order of colors starts with purple

on top and ends with the red on bottom. Believe it or not, rainbows

sometimes appear as white arcs at night. These rainbows are called

moonbows. Moonbows are caused by moonlight (rather than

sunlight) shining through drops of water.

1.) Rainbows are often seen

_________________.

A. after a rainstorm

B. before a rainstorm

C. after the sun sets at night

D. before a storm
2.) Rainbows are produced when

___________________

A. light exits many raindrops at

different angles.

B. the sun causes a rainstorm.

C. the spectrum causes a rainstorm.

D. the sun comes out after a storm.

3.) What color is NOT in a

rainbow?

A.) Yellow

B. Indigo

C. Orange

D. Pink

4.) Which of the following IS NOT

true?

A. Double rainbows are two rainbows

that are exactly the same.

B. Spectrum colors sometimes

appear in fountains and waterfalls.

C. Moonbows are caused by

moonlight.

D. Rainbows are usually seen after or

during a storm.

5.) What question is answered in

the last paragraph?

A. What colors appear in a

rainbow?

B. How to double rainbows form?

C. How long to rainbows last?

D. Why do waterfalls produce

rainbow-like spectrums?

6.) What would be a good title for

this passage?

A. The History of Rainbows

B. Differences Between Normal

Rainbows and Double Rainbows

C. Moonbows!

D. The Basics About Rainbows

7.) The author describes

moonbows as "so rare that very

few people will ever see one."

Which of the following might also

be described as very rare?

A. A ruler

B. A pink diamond

C. A fireman

D. A Squirrel

8.) What color is a moonbow?

A. White

B. Yellow

C. Green

D. The passage doesn’t say.

Butterflies

Butterflies are some of the most interesting insects on the planet

Earth. There are more than seventeen thousand different kinds of

butterflies! Butterflies come in all shapes and sizes.

Butterflies go through four main stages of life. The first stage is the

egg stage followed by the larva stage. As a larva, or caterpillar, the

future butterfly eats as much as possible. As it grows, it sheds it

outer skin, or exoskeleton. This may happen four or five times. After

a few weeks, the caterpillar enters the next stage of its life, the

chrysalis stage. In the chrysalis, the caterpillar will liquefy into a

soup of living cells. Then, it will reorganize into a butterfly and the
metamorphosis is complete. In later parts of the chrysalis stage, you

can see the forming butterfly through the chrysalis.

When the butterfly emerges from the chrysalis, it pumps its wings

to send blood through them so that it can fly. Most butterflies only

live a couple of weeks, just enough time to drink flower nectar and

to mate. Some, like the Monarch Butterfly, however, may live many

months. 1.) How many stages of life does a

butterfly go through?

_________________________

2.) Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Butterflies must wait until blood

drains into their wings before flying.

B. The butterfly may shed its skin 8 or 9

times

C. Caterpillars turn into a liquid in the

chrysalis

D. Most butterflies live a short time

3.) In what stage does the

metamorphosis happen?

A. Butterfly

B. Caterpillar

C. Chrysalis

D. Egg
4.) Which is true?

A. There are about a thousand different

kinds of butterflies in the world.

B. There are more than a thousand

different kinds of butterflies in the world.

C. There are less than a thousand

different kinds of butterflies in the world.

D. There is only one kind of butterfly in

the world.

5.) Why does the butterfly shed its

skin?

A. It is hungry

B. The butterfly is coming

C. It is growing

D. To defend itself against predators

6.) What is the second stage of life for

a butterfly?

A. Larva

B. Chrysalis
C. Butterfly

D. Egg

7.) What is the third stage of life for a

butterfly?

A. Larva

B. Chrysalis

C. Butterfly

D. Egg

8.) Circle all of the things a butterfly

does.

A. goes through metamorphosis

B. lays eggs

C. mates

D. drinks nectar from flowers

Passage

Seagulls live on the beach. They eat small fish, bread, and seaweed. Seagulls run

quickly on the sand and fly quickly in the sky. Seagulls will run or fly away if you try to catch them.

There are many seagulls on the beach.

Crabs also live on the beach. They eat shrimp, ocean plants, and small fish. Crabs crawl

quickly on the sand and in the ocean. Crabs will crawl away if you try to catch them. There are

many crabs on the beach, but it is not always easy to see them.

Starfish live on the beach, too. They eat clams, oysters, and small fish. Starfish move

slowly on the sand and in the ocean. Starfish will not move away if you try to catch them. There

are few starfish on the beach.

Questions

1) Seagulls, crabs, and starfish all eat

A. clams

B. bread

C. fish

2) Which animal does not move quickly?

A. starfish

B. seagulls

C. crabs

3) Based on information in the passage, which sentence is false?

A. Starfish are hard to catch.

B. Crabs eat shrimp and ocean plants.

C. Seagulls move quickly on the sand and in the air.

4) The passage does not talk about

A. what starfish eat

B. how crabs catch food

C. how fast beach animals move

5) According to the passage, seagulls

I. live on the beach

II. move quickly in the ocean

III. eat bread only

A. I only

B. I and II only

C. I, II, and III

6) Based on information in the passage, which animal would you be most likely to see at the

beach?

A. crabs
B. seagulls

C. starfish

7) Based on information in the passage, we can understand that

A. the beach is not as nice as the mountains

B. the beach is a good place to vacation

C. many animals live at the beach