Bats are Interesting Creatures. Bats are...
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1. Write a title for the text on the line above. Bats are Interesting Creatures. Bats are shy and gentle animals. Some people are afraid of bats. That is usually because they don’t know these facts about bats. Bats are Mammals. Bats are the only mammals that can fly. A mammal is a warm-blooded animal that has fur or hair on its body. Female mammals feed their babies milk from their bodies. A baby bat is called a pup. 2. Write a caption for the picture. Bats are Night Animals. Bats are nocturnal. That means they sleep during the day and are active at night. Bats sleep hanging upside down. Most bats live in caves and trees. A bat’s home is called a roost. Bats are Helpers. Most bats feed on insects. One bat can eat hundreds of insects in an hour! Without bats, those insects would eat crops that farmers grow. Some bats eat fruits. They drop seeds in different places. That helps new plants grow. Text Features Assessment RETEST ____ / 10 = _____ % 3. Bats are Night Animals is an example of which text feature? a. label b. heading c. picture d. title 4. Baby bats are born without hair. In which section does this detail belong in? a. Bats are Helpers b. Bats are Mammals c. Bats are Interesting Creatures d. Bats are Night Animals.
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1. Write a title for the text on the line above.
Bats are Interesting Creatures.Bats are shy and gentle animals. Some people are afraid of bats. That is usually because they don’t know these facts about bats.
Bats are Mammals.Bats are the only mammals that can fly. A mammal is a warm-blooded animal that has fur or hair on its body. Female mammals feed their babies milk from their bodies. A baby bat is called a pup.
2. Write a caption for the picture.
Bats are Night Animals.Bats are nocturnal. That means they sleep during the day and are active at night. Bats sleep hanging upside down. Most bats live in caves and trees. A bat’s home is called a roost.
Bats are Helpers.Most bats feed on insects. One bat can eat hundreds of insects in an hour! Without bats, those insects would eat crops that farmers grow.Some bats eat fruits. They drop seeds in different places. That helps new plants grow.
Text Features Assessment RETEST ____ / 10 = _____ %
3. Bats are Night Animals is an example of which text feature?a. label b. headingc. picture d. title
4. Baby bats are born without hair.In which section does this detail belong in?
a. Bats are Helpers b. Bats are Mammalsc. Bats are Interesting Creatures d. Bats are Night Animals.
5. Write two things you can learn from this diagram.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Eggs…….........……………. 2Habitat…...……………...…. 4Diet……………..…………... 6Predators……..……………. 8Appearance……………..… 10
Use the Table of Contents to the left to answer questions 6-8.
6. What section begins on page 10?
7. On which page would you find info on what a penguin eats?
9. What does a Table of Contents do for the reader?
8. On what page would you find out about penguin’s eggs?
ANSWER KEY
1. Anything related to “bats” will work!
2. Anything related to baby bats being called pups or hanging upside down will work!
3. B
4. B
5. Anything related to the diagram of the penguin: example –“A penguin has webbed feet.” and “A penguin’s feet have claws.”
6. Appearance
7. Page 6: Diet
8. Page 2
9. It gives the reader the headings of the story and the page numbers on where to find the information.
