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Comprehension Checkup

Choose the best answer.

1 What is this story mainly about?

a. the desert and its features
b. why animals like the desert

c. people in the desert

d. animals hunting during the night

2 What is the soil in the desert mostly made of?
a. mud b. sand c. rocks d. swamps

3 Why is the air in the desert dry?

a. There are too many plants.
b. There is sand all around the desert.

c. Little rain falls each year.

d. Plants’ roots can easily reach water.

4 Why do animals in the desert hunt at night?
a. The temperatures are cooler at night.

b. Heat from the sun makes the land and air hot during the night.

c. They can easily find water at night.

d. Only several centimeters of rain fall each year.

5 Which is true about plants in the desert?

a. They do not need water.

b. They do not need nutrients.
c. Cactus have long thin roots.

d. Cactus cannot survive in the desert.

6 There are big differences in between day and night.

a. temperature b. rain c. plants d. animals

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