Dear Students,
Read the passage and answer the questions that follows.
Woodpecker
A
woodpecker is a kind of bird. Woodpeckers are found all over the world except
in the North and South poles, Australia, and New Zealand. There are over 200
different kinds of woodpeckers. The two largest woodpeckers, the Imperial
Woodpecker and the Ivory-billed Woodpecker are most likely extinct. Animals
that are extinct are no longer found on Earth.
Woodpeckers have sharp bills for drilling into wood, and
short, stiff tails which help prop them up against tree trunks and branches.
Woodpeckers also have very long tongues, which help them get at insects deep
within trees. Woodpeckers are often heard drumming loudly on trees before they
are seen. Woodpeckers can even become pests if they learn to drum on siding of
a house.
Woodpeckers
can easily be attracted to backyard bird feeders with sunflower seeds or suet.
Suet is a kind of animal fat that is very tasty to woodpeckers and other birds.
A.) So they can drum
on trees.
B.) To get at insects
on the ground.
C. To get at insects
within trees.
D.) To eat seeds.
2.) When do
woodpeckers sometimes become pests?
A.) When they become
extinct.
B.) When they drum on
houses.
C.) When they eat
suet.
D.) When they visit
feeders.
3.) Woodpeckers are
often…..
A.) heard before they
are seen.
B.) found in
Australia.
C.) found in the
North Pole.
D.) seen before they
are heard.
4.) The two largest
woodpeckers in the world are ….
A.) most likely no
longer on Earth.
B.) pests.
C.) found all over
the world.
D.) normally found at
bird feeders.
5.) Which is NOT true
about woodpeckers?
A.) They like suet.
B.) They will come to
bird feeders.
C.)
They are only found in a few places in the world.
D.) They have short, stiff
tails.
