A Spider You Can Hear

10/10/2020 3:57:00 PM

Image: nationalzoo.si.edu

Do you know?

  • The Goliath bird-eater, as known as tarantula, is the king of spiders on our planet!
  • It lives in the deep rainforest, in silk-lined burrows and under rocks and roots.

Let's explore more about this animal in the following passage!

FACT: Goliath bird-eating spiders don’t usually eat birds, but they are big enough to be able to - and occasionally they do.


Image: nationalzoo.si.edu

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

  • Most likely, what don't we often think of a spider?
  • How long was the biggest spider in the world?
  • How do these spiders make noise?

Most likely, what don't we often think of a spider?

  • Jumping
  • Making noise
  • Crawling

How long was the biggest spider in the world?

  • It was eleven inches across.
  • It was fifteen centimeters long.
  • It was bigger than a dinner plate.

How do these spiders make noise?

  • They shout out loud.
  • They feel endangered.
  • They rub the bristles on the legs together.

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

A Spider You Can Hear

Think of a spider. You may think of them crawling. You may think of them jumping. You may think of them in a web. Most , you do not think of them making noise. There is one spider that makes noise. It is the bird-eating spider.

This spider is the biggest spider in the world. It lives in South America. One of these spiders was as big as a dinner plate!  It was eleven inches across! Some people in South America eat these spiders.

How do these spiders make noise? They the on their legs together. (Bristles are stiff hairs.) This makes a loud hissing noise. The hissing noise can be heard fifteen feet away. The spider makes this noise when it feels it is in .

Read and answer the following questions.


Goliath bird eater on rock. Image: aboutanimals.com

Think of a spider. You may think of them crawling. You may think of them jumping. You may think of them in a web. Most likely, you do not think of them making noise. There is one spider that makes noise. It is the goliath bird-eating spider.

This spider is the biggest spider in the world. It lives in South America. One of these spiders was as big as a dinner plate!  It was eleven inches across! Some people in South America eat these spiders.

How do these spiders make noise? They rub the bristles on their legs together. (Bristles are stiff hairs.) This makes a loud hissing noise. The hissing noise can be heard fifteen feet away. The spider makes this noise when it feels it is in danger.

Source: Daily Warm-ups Reading Grade 2

If something is "goliath", it is ______
  • in a web
  • very big
  • in danger
  • very jumpy
This story is mainly about _____
  • the world’s biggest spider.
  • how many people eat spiders.
  • noisy spiders around the world.
  • what spiders do when they are in danger.
What thing has bristles?
  • a book
  • a window
  • a jump rope
  • a toothbrush

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

  1. They the on their legs together.
  2. The spider makes this noise when it feels it is .
  3. Most , you do not think of them making noise.
  4. There is one spider that makes noise. It is the bird-eating spider.

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

  1. Students the blackboard clean for the teacher.
  2. My toothbrush has blue and white plastic .
  3. ! Keep out!
  4. The illness was caused, most , by a virus.
  5. The frog is able to jump three meters or so.