Unit 5 Name:

Reading Comprehension
Animal Homes

A Look at the pictures. What do they tell us about the text

Animal Homes? Circle the answers.
1
a Crabs have homes in
old seashells.

b We can see a lot of seashells

on the sand.

a Eagles have very big wings.

b Eagles live high in trees to

keep their chicks safe.

a Bees are insects.

b Bees make hives for

their homes.

a Opossums make homes

in tree hollows.

b Opossums eat insects.

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 B Read and circle the correct words.

Animal Homes is fiction  / nonfiction.

It teaches us about science  / art.

C Read and write the animal.

1 This animal can live on land or in water.
2 This animal carries its babies on its back.
3 This animal can eat a small dog.

D Match the two parts of the sentences.

1 An eagle’s nest is …   a in the winter.

2 An opossum lines its home with …   b when it gets big.

3 Honeybees have food …   c leaves and grass.

4 A crab finds a new seashell …   d high in a tree.

Extra  Draw and color

your home.

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