Squirting Blood

10/10/2020 4:19:00 PM
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Do you know?

  • Some lizards can detach their tails to get away quickly from their enemies, which is called autotomy. 

  • If threatened by predators, horned lizards will squirt blood from the eyes.

Let's explore this animal right now!

FACT: Most lizards have the ability to swim and even run on water!

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

  • Where does the squirting blood of a lizard come from?
  • How many ways that lizards use to stay safe?

The blood that a lizard squirt comes from ____.

  • its head
  • its eyes
  • its mouth

How many ways that lizards use to stay safe?

  • one
  • two
  • three

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

Squirting Blood

How do lizards stay safe? How do they get away from ? Some lizards use their tails. The lizard’s tail is made to . If a predator grabs it, the tail breaks off. The lizard can and grow a new tail.

Some lizards blood. These lizards are called horned lizards. If a predator comes close, the lizard squirts blood at it. The blood is shot from the corner of its eyes.

Some lizards make themselves look bigger than they are. These lizards have a frill of skin around their necks. If a predator comes close, the lizard puffs out its frill. This makes the lizard look much bigger than it really is.

Read and answer the questions.

Squirting Blood

A lizard's autonomy. Image: petmd.com

How do lizards stay safe? How do they get away from predators? Some lizards use their tails. The lizard’s tail is made to break off. If a predator grabs it, the tail breaks off. The lizard can get away and grow a new tail.

Some lizards squirt blood. These lizards are called horned lizards. If a predator comes close, the lizard squirts blood at it. The blood is shot from the corner of its eyes.

Some lizards make themselves look bigger than they are. These lizards have a frill of loose skin around their necks. If a predator comes close, the lizard puffs out its frill. This makes the lizard look much bigger than it really is.

Source: Daily Warm-ups Reading Grade 2

Another title for this story might be _____
  • "Predators.”
  • “Big Tails.”
  • “Staying Safe.”
  • “Puffing Blood.”
In the story, you are only told the name of the lizard that _____
  • squirts blood.
  • makes itself look bigger.
  • is grabbed by a predator.
  • has a tail that breaks off.
The opposite of "loose" is _____.
  • big
  • hard
  • close
  • tight

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

  1. How do they get away from ?
  2. The lizard’s tail is made to .
  3. The lizard can and grow a new tail.
  4. Some lizards blood. 
  5. These lizards have a frill of skin around their necks.

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

  1. A tooth became so he went to the dentist to take it out.
  2. The back section of the plane had .
  3. Some animals have no natural .
  4. When I cut the lemon, juice in my eye.
  5. We walked to the next beach to from the crowds.