U6W3 Comprehension Questions

Survival at 40 Below
LITERATURE ANTHOLOGY

Answer the questions while reading the story.

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Look at the map on page 469. It is a map of Alaska. What cities do you see on the map? What parks do you see on the map/?

Sample Answer: Manteca, Lathrop, Ripon, and Modesto; Yosemite and Caswell

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Match each cause to the effect.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Animals have insulated feet that spread out their weight.		The Alaska blackfish gets Oxygen by finding holes in the ice and breathing through its mouth.
The squirrel eats plants and seeds in the summer.		He gets plump in time for winter.
The grizzly bear rests.		Oxen form a circular wall and work as a team to drive off hungry wolves.
Frozen ponds have little oxygen.		The animals travel lightly over the deep snow.
Wolves approach the musk oxen.		It saves energy so the bears can survive off the mother's stored fat.
Fierce winds blow.		The sheep take shelter from the wind.

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Pgs. 472-473 The word like is often used as a signal word for comparison and contrast. What is the author comparing?

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Pgs. 472-473 How does the change in season affect the Artic ground squirrel?

The squirrel prepares its _______ and collects and _______ seeds and _______ to get ready for winter.

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Pgs. 474-475 What is the effect of the squirrel warming his body by burning fat?

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Look at the illustrations on pages 476-477. What do these illustrations help the reader understand? Select all that apply.

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Pgs. 478-479 The caribou are looking for food. Why do they avoid the burned area of an old forest fire? Use evidence from the second paragraph to make an inference.

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Pgs. 478-479 How are the caribou adapted to a cold environment?

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Pgs. 482-483 How does the warmer weather affect life in the artic?

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Survival at 40 Below

Look at the map on page 469. It is a map of Alaska. What cities do you see on the map? What parks do you see on the map/?Sample Answer: Manteca, Lathrop, Ripon, and Modesto; Yosemite and Caswell

Match each cause to the effect.

Pgs. 472-473 The word like is often used as a signal word for comparison and contrast. What is the author comparing?

Pgs. 474-475 What is the effect of the squirrel warming his body by burning fat?

Look at the illustrations on pages 476-477. What do these illustrations help the reader understand? Select all that apply.

Pgs. 478-479 The caribou are looking for food. Why do they avoid the burned area of an old forest fire? Use evidence from the second paragraph to make an inference.

Pgs. 478-479 How are the caribou adapted to a cold environment?

Pgs. 482-483 How does the warmer weather affect life in the artic?

Essential Question: How did some animals adapt to the Artic environment?

Look at the map on page 469. It is a map of Alaska. What cities do you see on the map? What parks do you see on the map/?

Sample Answer: Manteca, Lathrop, Ripon, and Modesto; Yosemite and Caswell