Clown fish

10/10/2020 6:15:00 PM
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Do you know?

  • Clownfish are found in coral reefs off the coast of Australia and South Asia.
  • All clownfish are born male. When the dominant female dies, the dominant male will turn itself into a female.

Let's learn more about this fish!

FACT: There are around 30 known species of clown fish.

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

  • What colors is the well-known clown fish?
  • What are zooplankton?

The well-known clown fish is _____.

  • black and white
  • orange and white
  • black and orange

What are zooplankton?

  • They are very big animals living in the sea.
  • They are a kind of mammals living on the land.
  • They are very small animals floating in the sea.

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

Did you know that a lives in the ocean? That’s right. The clown fish lives in the ocean. The clown fish gets its name because it looks like it has a clown face painted on to its face. It’s not really makeup or paint; it’s just how the clown fish looks. The well-known clown fish is bright orange and white. There are other types of clown fish that come in different bright colors.

The coloring of the clown fish makes it easy for its enemy to it. In order to stay safe, the clown fish hides inside the “branches” of the sea anemone. The looks like a small bush in the ocean. The branches of the sea anemone are poisonous. The tentacles can sting the fish. You may wonder how the clown fish keeps from getting hurt. The answer is that the clown fish is by the of the sea anemone. It is the only fish like this.

What does the clown fish eat? The clown fish eats . Zooplankton are very tiny animals that float around in the seawater. Sometimes they are so small that you cannot see them without a microscope.

Read and answer the following questions.

Clown Fish Hiding In Sea Anemone. Image: stocksy.com

Did you know that a clown lives in the ocean? That’s right. The clown fish lives in the ocean. The clown fish gets its name because it looks like it has a clown face painted on to its face. It’s not really makeup or paint; it’s just how the clown fish looks. The well-known clown fish is colored bright orange and white. There are other types of clown fish that come in different bright colors.

The coloring of the clown fish makes it easy for its enemy to spot it. In order to stay safe, the clown fish hides inside the “branches” of the sea anemone. The sea anemone looks like a small bush in the ocean. The branches of the sea anemone are poisonous. The tentacles can sting the fish. You may wonder how the clown fish keeps from getting hurt. The answer is that the clown fish is unaffected by the venom of the sea anemone. It is the only fish like this.

What does the clown fish eat? The clown fish eats zooplankton. Zooplankton are very tiny animals that float around in the seawater. Sometimes they are so small that you cannot see them without a microscope.

Source: Daily Warm-ups Reading Grade 4

Why does the clown fish get its name?

  • Because its face is similar to a clown's face.
  • Because it camouflages like a clown.
  • Because people paint its face like a clown.
  • Because a clown discovered the fish.

What can we infer from the passage?

  • The sea anemone is related to the clown fish.
  • The clown fish must be careful to avoid the anemone’s tentacles.
  • Most of the animals that eat sea anemone eat clown fish as well.
  • Clown fish are easily found by their enemies.

In this passage, the word "unaffected" means _____.

  • unchanged
  • unharmed
  • killed instantly
  • unchallenged

The author’s purpose for this passage is _____.

  • to inform readers about where to find clown fish
  • to describe some features of clown fish
  • to explain why clown fish make good pets
  • to persuade people to start keeping clown fish

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

  1. Did you know that a lives in the ocean?
  2. The clown fish eats .
  3. The well-known clown fish is bright orange and white.
  4. The looks like a small bush in the ocean.
  5. The coloring of the clown fish makes it easy for its enemy to it.
  6. The answer is that the clown fish is by the of the sea anemone.

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

  1. She dressed up as a with a white face and red nose.
  2. He drew a monster and it green.
  3. Can you the difference between these two pictures?
  4. The eats small fish and shrimp.
  5. People's rights are by the new law.
  6. The snake injects the immediately after biting its prey.
  7. The plants are the phytoplankton, and the floating animals are the .