How the Roadrunner Survives

Questions

1. Details Where does the roadrunner live?

   near lakes, rivers and coasts across North America deserts and dry scrubland in the southwestern United States and Mexico warm forests in Africa and Madagascar rivers, streams and ponds in North America and Europe
2. Details Which of these does the roadrunner eat?

   willow twigs lizards tiny insects twigs
3. Cause and effect According to the passage, how does the roadrunner use long, strong legs?

   They trap warm air and keep out icy water. They let it hop more than 50 kilometers an hour. They let it run about 30 kilometers an hour. They let it creep up silently.
4. Main idea What is paragraph 3 mostly about?

   how its young grow up how its body helps it survive how scientists count animals what it eats
5. Vocabulary The passage says the roadrunner is a carnivore. What is a carnivore?

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

   Living there is not easy, but the roadrunner's body and habits are a good match for it. The roadrunner makes its home in deserts and dry scrubland in the southwestern United States and Mexico. Young roadrunners are called chicks. One reason the roadrunner survives is long, strong legs, which let it run about 30 kilometers an hour.
7. Inference Based on the passage, why would the roadrunner have trouble surviving somewhere near fresh water?

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

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