Lesson 14 Study Guide

Vocabulary

Excess –

Chamber –

Transfers –

Social –

Exchanges –

Storage –

Transport –

Reinforce –

Obstacles –

Scarce –

Taxable –

Visible –

Breakable –

Possible –

Enjoyable -

Comprehension

  1. Why does the author include a diagram of a giant anteater in the text?

a)To show that it is not a very intelligent animal.

b)To show how much bigger it is than an ant.

c)To show its resemblance to aardvarks and armadillos.

d)To show how its body arts help it hunt for ants.

  1. Under which heading would you look to find information about the different jobs that ants have?

a)“A Dangerous World”

b)“Masters of the Earth”

c)“Grass Root Highways”

d)“A Life of Work”

  1. Where are you MOST likely to find an ant nest?

a)Beside a brick building b) near tall grass c) under a rock or log d) next to a lake or pool

  1. Why does the author include a timeline at the beginning of the article?

a)To show that dinosaurs lived longer than ants

b)To show that dinosaurs are more important than ants

c)To show that people have not been on Earth as long as ants

d)To show that ants have not been on Earth as long as people

  1. Why does the author include a thermometer in one of his drawings of an anthill?

a)To show how anthills absorb and transfer the sun’s heat to the nest.

b)To show why anthills are more active in the heat.

c)To show why some ants freeze to death in the winter.

d)To show how anthills reflect the sun’s heat away from the nest.

  1. Which sentence below BEST describes the author’s perspective on ants?

a)Ants are endangered creatures whose survival is threatened by technology.

b)Ants are much smarter than other insects, such as bees and butterflies.

c)Ants are dangerous pests whose social communities threaten people.

d)Ants are amazing little creatures whose activities benefit the Earth.

  1. Which sentence below does NOT describe a way that ants help plants to grow?

a)They spread plant seeds as they transport food.

b)They spread flower pollen as they feed on plants.

c)They recycle soil nutrients by digging.

d)They recycle leaves by breaking them down to grow fungus..

  1. According to the article, why are ants sometimes compared to people?

a)They both work together to solve problems.

b)They both dig holes and tunnels.

c)They both choose jobs when they are adults.

d)They both live in underground homes.

  1. What purpose do the captions on the author’s diagrams have?

a)They provide additional facts related to the topic.

b)They summarize the main ideas in the text.

c)They provide amusing details but are not related to the topic.

d)They explain how the author learned to draw and study ants.

  1. How does the author support his claim that an ant is one of the strongest creatures on Earth?

a)With the fact that ants lift objects 5 times their body weight.

b)By describing a forest path built entirely by ants.

c)By comparing ants to human weight lifters.

d)With a picture of an ant next to an elephant.

Decoding

5 questions will ask you what the suffix in the given word is.

Example:

What is the suffix in the word bumpy?

a)mpy b) py c) bump d) y

5 questions will ask you what suffix and the base word are in the given word.

Example:

What is thebase word and suffix for the word remarkable?

a)remarka and –ble

b)remarke and –able

c)remarkab and –le

d)remark and -able

Grammar

3 questions will ask you to describe the participle in the sentence.

Example:

The children refused to eat the burned toast.

a)Burned; past participle

b)Refused; past participle

c)Burned; present participle

d)Refused; present participle

2 questions will ask you what the participial phrase in the given sentence.

Example:

Fascinated by ants, Gil has made many important discoveries about them.

a)discoveries about them

b)Fascinated by ants

c)made many important discoveries

d)Gil has made

2 questions will ask you what the specific word describe in the sentence.

Example:

Which word does the participle surprising describe in the sentence below?

The judge revealed the surprising winner of the contest.

a)Contest b) judge c) revealed d) winner

3 questions will ask you the BEST way to combine sentences.

Example:

(1)Sergio read a book. (2) Sergio lost track of time.

a)Because of reading a book, Sergio lost track of time.

b)Sergio read a book while losing track of time.

c)Sergio while reading lost track of book time.

d)Reading a book, Sergio lost track of time.