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5th grade unit 5

 
Complete the category with the correct word from the box.

beetleseaglesmicetortoises
 

 1. 

Birds: penguins, _______
 

 

 2. 

Mammals: monkeys, _______
 

 

 3. 

Insects: ants, _______
 

 

 4. 

Reptiles: snakes, _______
 

 
 
Look at the picture and the clue. Write the whole word.
 

 5. 

co005-1.jpgp __ __ __ __

___________
 

 

 6. 

co006-1.jpgm __ __ __ __

___________
 

 

 7. 

co007-1.jpgb __ __ __ __ __ __ __ y

____________________
 

 

 8. 

co008-1.jpgw __ __ __

_________
 

 
 
Read the information and complete the sentence with two or three words. Use the underlined adjective.
 

 9. 

Dogs are clever but monkeys are very clever.
Monkeys are ___________________________ dogs.
 

 

 10. 

Lions and tigers are both very dangerous.
Tigers are _________________________ lions.
 

 

 11. 

No bird is as fast as the Peregrine Falcon. It can fly at 300 kilometers per hour.
The Pelegrine Falcon is __________________________ bird in the world.
 

 

 12. 

Giraffes are taller than horses.
Horses aren’t _____________________ giraffes.
 

 

 13. 

No land animal in the world is as heavy as the African elephant.
The African elephant is __________________________ land animal in the world.
 

 

 14. 

The Gobi Desert is hot, but the Lut Desert is the hottest place on Earth.
The Lut Desert is _______________________ the Gobi Desert.
 

 
 
Choose the correct answer.
 

 15. 

There isn’t ______________ water in the river for the animals to drink.
a.
enough
b.
too
 

 16. 

The Antarctic is ______________ for most animals.
a.
too cold
b.
cold enough
 

 17. 

Do you think the zoo is ______________ to keep elephants, lions, and hippos?
a.
too big
b.
big enough
 

 18. 

It’s late and it’s ______________ to walk back. Let’s camp here tonight.
a.
too far
b.
far enough
 

 19. 

I’m hungry and we don’t have _______________ food to eat.
a.
enough
b.
too
 

 20. 

This food is ______________ to give to the animals. Salt is not good for them.
a.
too salty
b.
salty enough
 
 
Look. Choose the correct answer.
 

 21. 

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Zebras are _____________ kangaroos.
a.
heavier than
b.
the heaviest
c.
as heavy as
 

 22. 

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Elephants aren’t _____________ land animal.
a.
taller
b.
the tallest
c.
as tall as
 

 23. 

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Horses are _____________ sheep.
a.
faster than
b.
the fastest
c.
as fast as
 

 24. 

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Lions are _____________ donkeys.
a.
dangerous
b.
as dangerous
c.
more dangerous than
 

 25. 

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Sheep are _____________ horses.
a.
the smallest
b.
smaller
c.
smaller than
 

 26. 

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The elephant is _____________ animal in the picture.
a.
heavier than
b.
the heaviest
c.
as heavy as
 

 27. 

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The lion is _____________ the donkey.
a.
as tall as
b.
taller than
c.
the tallest
 
 
Read and complete the sentence.

The kiwi’s relatives are the African ostrich and the Australian emu. They’re all birds that can’t fly. The kiwi is much smaller than the others. It’s about the same size as a chicken. There are five species of kiwi, and the most common lives on the north island of New Zealand. You can find the other species on the south island. Kiwis don’t lay their eggs in trees. They lay them in holes in the ground, so it’s very easy for cats and other mammals to eat their eggs. In the future, there may not be any kiwis. They’re in danger of becoming extinct.
 

 28. 

Kiwis are in the same family as birds such as the emu and the ___________________.
 

 

 29. 

A kiwi is no bigger than a ___________________.
 

 

 30. 

Kiwis, emus, and ostriches are not like most birds. They cannot _________________.
 

 

 31. 

Four of the five species of kiwis live on New Zealand’s ______________ island.
 

 

 32. 

You can find kiwi eggs in _______________ in the ground.
 

 

 33. 

Mammals, such as __________________, often eat the kiwis’ eggs.
 

 

 34. 

There aren’t many kiwis left in New Zealand, so they’re in _______________ of becoming extinct.
 

 
 
Listen and choose the correct answer. TR: 5
 

 35. 

Medusa the snake is more than ______________ meters long and lives in Kansas City.
a.
seven
b.
eight
c.
ten
 
look_ev5_ame_5.mp3
 

 36. 

Medusa weighs ______________ kilograms.
a.
less than 150
b.
between 150 and 200
c.
exactly 150
 
look_ev5_ame_5.mp3
 

 37. 

Workers found a longer snake than Medusa in Malaysia in ______________.
a.
2004
b.
2006
c.
2016
 
look_ev5_ame_5.mp3
 

 38. 

Medusa is ______________ kilograms lighter than the Malaysian python.
a.
nineteen
b.
ninety
c.
nine
 
look_ev5_ame_5.mp3
 

 39. 

Many people think pythons can grow to be as long as  ______________ meters.
a.
nine
b.
twelve
c.
fifteen
 
look_ev5_ame_5.mp3
 

 40. 

Write a fact file for a chimpanzee. Use the information from the picture and the box.

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Other Facts

· Chimpanzees live in large groups.
· They often sleep in trees.

Animal fact file: Chimpanzee
1) habitat ____________________________________________________
2) diet _______________________________________________________
3) height _____________________________________________________
4) weight _____________________________________________________
5) other interesting facts ________________________________________
 



 
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