How the Springbok Survives

Questions

1. Details Where does the springbok live?

   grasslands and forests in Africa cold coastal waters of the North Pacific Ocean the warm, wet rainforests of Central America the dry grasslands and deserts of southern Africa
2. Details Which of these does the springbok eat?

   insects shrubs fallen fruit earthworms
3. Cause and effect According to the passage, how does the springbok use long, springy legs?

   They let heat escape from its body and help it hear insects moving under the sand. They detect the tiny electric signals of moving animals. They spread its weight so it does not sink into snow or break thin ice. They let it run fast and leap high to escape predators.
4. Main idea What is paragraph 3 mostly about?

   why some animals are in danger how its body helps it survive how its young grow up what it eats
5. Vocabulary The passage says the springbok is a herbivore. What is a herbivore?

   an animal that lives only in water an animal that eats other animals an animal that eats only plants an animal that sleeps all winter
6. Vocabulary In the passage, what does the word "predators" mean?

   animals that hunt other animals for food comb-like plates in a whale's mouth that filter food shaped to move easily through water or air a rounded lump on the back that stores fat
7. Evidence Which sentence from the passage best supports the idea that the springbok's body suits its home?

   This mammal is about 80 centimeters tall at the shoulder. One reason the springbok survives is long, springy legs, which let it run fast and leap high to escape predators. (Predators means animals that hunt other animals for food.) It also has a body that can get most of its water from plants, which lets it go a long time without drinking. The springbok makes its home in the dry grasslands and deserts of southern Africa. The springbok is the national animal of South Africa.
8. Inference Based on the passage, why would the springbok have trouble surviving somewhere deep and salty?

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

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