Desert Jerboa

Interactive passage with audio narration, comprehension questions, and printable PDF.

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Format: Interactive (Online), Printable (PDF)
Grades: 123
Subjects: elareadingscience
Standards: RI.3.1RI.4.4RI.4.10
Languages: English, Spanish

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The Desert Jerboa is a small rodent that thrives in the desert environment. It has long back legs that enable it to jump high and far, resembling a tiny kangaroo. The jerboa uses its long tail for balance and has large ears that help it hear well and regulate body temperature. It feeds on plants and insects and is nocturnal, coming out at night to avoid the extreme heat. During the day, it stays in burrows to stay cool. The Desert Jerboa's unique adaptations make it a fascinating creature of the desert.

Written by Neha Goel TripathiPublished by Workybooks

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Common Core standards covered

RI.3.1

Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.

RI.4.10

By the end of year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, in the grades 4–5 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.

RI.4.4

Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words or phrases in a text relevant to a grade 4 topic or subject area.

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