The Big and Small of Fox Ears

10/10/2020 3:42:00 PM

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Do you know?

  • Arctic foxes live on the land and sea ice within the Arctic Circle.
  • Fennec foxes are nocturnal creatures with giant ears.

Let's explore more about these animals in the following passage!


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FACTS:

  • Arctic fox fur changes seasonally. In the winter, the coat is white, but in the summer, it is brownish or grayish.
  • The fennec fox has a sandy color coat.

Listen and choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.

  • What kind of fox has small ears?
  • Where does the fennec fox live?

What kind of fox has small ears?

  • Arctic fox
  • Fennec fox
  • All kinds of fox

Where does the fennec fox live?

  • in the forest
  • in the Arctic
  • in the desert

Complete the text you are listening to by dragging the correct word to each blank.

The Arctic fox has very small ears. The fennec fox is smaller than the Arctic fox. The fennec fox is the smallest wild dog in the world. The fennec fox is small, but its ears are big! They are huge! Why are the smallest fox’s ears so big?

The Arctic fox lives in the Arctic. It is very cold. The Arctic fox needs to stay warm to survive. Small ears help the Arctic fox . Small ears do not a lot of to the cold air. Small ears do not lose much .

The fennec fox lives in the Sahara Desert. It is very hot. The fennec fox needs to stay cool to survive. Big ears help the fennec fox survive. Big ears have a large, flat surface. The fox stays cool because heat quickly from the exposed surface.

Read and answer the following questions.

Arctic fox and Fennec fox. Image: thoughtco.com & alchetron.com

The Arctic fox has very small ears. The fennec fox is smaller than the Arctic fox. The fennec fox is the smallest wild dog in the world. The fennec fox is small, but its ears are big! They are huge! Why are the smallest fox’s ears so big?

The Arctic fox lives in the Arctic. It is very cold. The Arctic fox needs to stay warm to survive. Small ears help the Arctic fox survive. Small ears do not expose a lot of surfaces to the cold air. Small ears do not lose much heat.

The fennec fox lives in the Sahara Desert. It is very hot. The fennec fox needs to stay cool to survive. Big ears help the fennec fox survive. Big ears have a large, flat surface. The fox stays cool because heat quickly escapes from the exposed surface.

Source: Daily Warm-ups Reading Grade 2

When something is "exposed", it is _____.

  • eaten
  • hidden
  • not eaten
  • not hidden
An elephant has huge ears. They have a large, flat surface. Most likely, elephants _____.
  • do not live where it is hot
  • have smaller ears than foxes
  • have ears that help them stay cool
  • have ears that do not help them survive

From the story, you can tell that all foxes _____.

  • are wild dogs
  • have big ears
  • live in the desert
  • live where it is cold

Put the right word in each blank. The sentences are from the text.

  1. The Arctic fox needs to stay warm to .
  2. Small ears do not a lot of to the cold air.
  3. Small ears do not lose much .
  4. The fox stays cool because heat quickly from the exposed surface.

Put the right word in each blank. These are new sentences for words in the text.

  1. These plants cannot in very cold weather.
  2. We could see fish swimming just below the water .
  3. He from prison this morning.
  4. He smiled suddenly, a set of amazingly white teeth.
  5. How do you manage to work in this without air conditioning?