How the Komodo Dragon Survives

Questions

1. Details Where does the Komodo dragon live?

   the ice and cold seas of Antarctica a few hot, dry islands in Indonesia the northern forests of Canada, the northern United States and Alaska warm oceans around the world
2. Details Which of these does the Komodo dragon eat?

   deer shrubs earthworms berries
3. Cause and effect According to the passage, how does the Komodo dragon use a forked tongue?

   They let it snatch fish out of the water. They spread its weight so it does not sink into snow or break thin ice. It picks up scents from several kilometers away. It lets it spot fish from high in the sky.
4. Main idea What is paragraph 3 mostly about?

   where it lives how its young grow up where the animal sleeps what it eats
5. Vocabulary The passage says the Komodo dragon is a carnivore. What is a carnivore?

   an animal that eats only plants an animal that eats both plants and animals an animal that lives only in water an animal that eats other animals
6. Evidence Which sentence from the passage best supports the idea that the Komodo dragon's body suits its home?

   One reason the Komodo dragon survives is a forked tongue, which picks up scents from several kilometers away. To find food, it lies in wait beside trails and ambushes animals that pass by. The Komodo dragon is the largest lizard alive today. The Komodo dragon makes its home in a few hot, dry islands in Indonesia.
7. Inference Based on the passage, why would the Komodo dragon have trouble surviving somewhere warm and rainy?

   Its body and habits are suited to a place that is wide and open. It would forget how to find its home. It would grow too big. Its young would be called something else.

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