How the Beaver Survives

Questions

1. Details Where does the beaver live?

   rivers, streams and ponds in North America and Europe gardens, hedges and woodland across the UK, Ireland and Europe oceans all around the world the northern forests of Canada, the northern United States and Alaska
2. Details Which of these does the beaver eat?

   flies tiny insects water plants roots and fruit
3. Cause and effect According to the passage, how does the beaver use large orange front teeth that never stop growing?

   They help it lose less heat in the cold. They let it watch for food and danger at the same time. They let it chew through tree trunks. It helps it find insects in the dark.
4. Main idea What is paragraph 3 mostly about?

   how scientists count animals what it eats how its body helps it survive why some animals are in danger
5. Vocabulary The passage says the beaver is a herbivore. What is a herbivore?

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

   One reason the beaver survives is large orange front teeth that never stop growing, which let it chew through tree trunks. This mammal is about 1 meter long, including its tail. The beaver makes its home in rivers, streams and ponds in North America and Europe. The beaver is a herbivore, which means it is an animal that eats only plants.
7. Inference Based on the passage, why would the beaver have trouble surviving somewhere hot and dry?

   It would forget how to find its home. It would grow too big. It would have nothing to do all day. Its body and habits are suited to a place that is near fresh water.

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