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Name

The Magic of Migration

Date

Directions: Read each question carefully and choose the best answer.
1. Animals migrate to find _________.
food and water

4. When birds migrate they must

watch out for _________.

warmer climates

hunters

a place to raise their young

wolves

all of the above

tornadoes

2. Why might a group of insects

migrate and never return to
their first home?

all of the above

5. When fish spawn they _________.
sleep

they cant find their way back

lay eggs

there is better food in

their new home

swim to the ocean

there are more enemies

in the new place
all of the above

when the weather is very

hot and dry
when all migrating animals
leave a place

when it is very cold

the winter

6. What helps animals find their

way when they migrate?
sun

3. A drought is _________.

found in Africa during

the rainy season

get caught in nets

stars
magnetic fields
all of the above
7. What is still a mystery to
scientists?
why salmon swim upstream
where huge humpback
whales spend the winter
how sea turtles find their way
back to their home beach
all of the above

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The Magic of Migration

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Name

Date

Directions: Read each question carefully and choose the best answer.
8. Which fact proves monarch
butterflies are strong?
They can fly very far to
reach their winter home.
They can fight off large
birds that attack them.
They can spend the winter
in trees in Mexico.
They can stay alive for
many years.
9. What is a wildebeest?
a small insect from Africa
a colorful bird from South
America
a type of monkey from
Australia
a large ox-like animal
from Africa
10. If you see a lot of salmon
swimming upstream in a river,
they probably are _________.
getting away from fishermen
finding a place to sleep
going to lay eggs
looking for food

11. Extended Response: If you could

migrate somewhere each winter,
where would you go? Give two
reasons why you would choose
this place.