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In this assessment, you will read a new section from Everything You Need to Know about Frogs and Other Slippery Creatures. This assessment has two parts. In Part I, you will answer selected response questions about the text. In Part II, you will look for information to answer a research question and complete a graphic organizer

Part I 
Read pages 16—17 of Everything You Need to Know about Frogs and Other Slippery Creatures and use the text to answer the questions below.

Part A: 
How do milk snakes protect themselves from predators? (RI.3.1)

Their coloring is similar to the venomous coral snake.

Their black, yellow, and red bands warn predators that they are poisonous.

They change color to blend in with the environment.

They have a venomous bite.

RI.3.1

Part B: 
Which section on pages 16–17 provides information about the answer to Part A? (RI.3.5)

“How Snakes Protect Themselves”

“Colorful Camouflage”

“Markings Can Be Deceptive”

“Hide and Seek”

RI.3.1

What is the relationship between the information in the sections “Colorful Camouflage” and “Markings Can Be Deceptive”? (RI.3.3)

They are about brightly colored animals.

They are about how amphibians and reptiles use color to protect themselves.

They explain how lizards can use blue and green coloring to warn off predators.

They explain how animals use color to hide from predators.

RI.3.3

Which idea from the text is best supported by the picture of the Pacific tree frog? (RI.3.7)

The pattern and color of an amphibian or reptile can help it blend in with its surroundings to hide from predators.

Amphibians and reptiles have a variety of markings and colors.

Some amphibians and reptiles are brightly colored to warn predators that they are poisonous.

RI.3.7

How are the photographs in rectangles at the bottom of pages 16–17 related to the information in the text? (RI.3.7)

They show the bright colors of poison dart frogs.

They are examples of the colors and markings amphibians and reptiles can have.

They are examples of how amphibians and reptiles can use camouflage to protect themselves.

They show the colors and markings of venomous amphibians and reptiles.

RI.3.7

Use both the text and the photos on page 16 to answer the following question.

Which sentence describes a difference between the markings of a Texas coral snake and those of a milk snake? (RI.3.1, RI.3.7)

The Texas coral snake has thin yellow bands, and the milk snake has thick yellow bands.

The Texas coral snake has thick red bands.

A Texas coral snake has yellow, red, and black bands, and a milk snake has orange, blue, and red bands.

The bands of the Texas coral snake are venomous.

RI.3.7

RI.3.1

Read this sentence from page 16.

“They aren’t poisonous, but they appear to be dangerous because their banding is so similar to venomous coral snakes.”

What does the word venomous mean? (RI.3.4, L.3.4c)

like venom

affected by venom

venom-producing

without venom

L.3.4.c

RI.3.4

Read this sentence from page 17.

“Chameleons, as their name suggests, have an amazing ability to hide themselves by changing their appearance.”

Choose the correct dictionary definition of the word suggest as it is used in this sentence. (RI.3.4, L.3.4d)

/səg jest/ to put forth for consideration; propose

/səg jest/ to bring to mind in a way that is not direct; hint

/səg jest/ to call to mind by analogy or association

/səg jest/ to propose as suitable for some purpose

L.3.4.c

RI.3.4

Complete the following table (L.3.1d and L.3.1e):

SL.3.1.d

L.3.1.e

10.

Part II 
Reread pages 16–17 to find information to answer this research question:

How do reptiles and amphibians use bright colors to protect themselves?

Using information from the text and illustrations, fill out the graphic organizer on the next page.
• Include at least 2 pieces of information in each box. 
• Facts and details are from the text and help to answer the research question. 
• Use your own words. Do not copy from the text.

Definitions may be from the dictionary or in your own words. Choose only words that are important in answering the research question.

Research Question: How do reptiles and amphibians use bright colors to protect themselves?
Focus Statement:

L.3.1.d

RI.3.5

RI.3.7

RI.3.1

RI.3.3

L.3.4.c

L.3.1.g

RI.3.4

RI.3.10

W.3.8

L.3.4.b

L.3.4.d

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