How the Snowy Owl Survives

Questions

1. Details Where does the snowy owl live?

   the open Arctic tundra warm oceans around the world the forests, grasslands and mangrove swamps of India and Bangladesh cool, misty mountain forests in China
2. Details Which of these does the snowy owl eat?

   willow twigs water plants insects birds
3. Cause and effect According to the passage, how does the snowy owl use thick white feathers that cover even its feet?

   They help it grip smooth tree trunks. They keep it warm and hidden against the snow. It keeps it warm, since it has no blubber. They are used to show off and to compete with other males.
4. Main idea What is paragraph 3 mostly about?

   what it eats where the animal sleeps how its body helps it survive why some animals are in danger
5. Vocabulary The passage says the snowy owl is a carnivore. What is a carnivore?

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

   One reason the snowy owl survives is thick white feathers that cover even its feet, which keep it warm and hidden against the snow. Owlets leave the nest before they can fly and hide among the rocks nearby. To find food, it hunts during the day as well as at night, because Arctic summers have almost no darkness. This bird is about 60 centimeters long.
7. Inference Based on the passage, why would the snowy owl have trouble surviving somewhere hot and dry?

   It would have nothing to do all day. Its body and habits are suited to a place that is freezing cold. Its young would be called something else. It would forget how to find its home.

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