Taking Flight

10/10/2020 3:54:00 PM


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Do you know?

  • Bats can live more than 30 years and can fly at speeds of 60 miles per hour.
  • Bats can eat up to 1,200 mosquitoes an hour.

Let's explore!

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

  • Which animals are the only mammals that can fly?
  • How do bats sleep?

Which animals are the only mammals that can fly?

  • Dinosaurs
  • Humans
  • Bats

How do bats sleep?

  • Bats do not need to sleep.
  • Bats sleep like other mammals.
  • Bats sleep hanging upside down.

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

Taking Flight

What animals can fly birds? Many insects can fly, and some dinosaurs could fly. Another animal that can fly is the bat.

Bats are . This means they have and make milk for their babies to eat. are mammals, too! Bats are the only mammals that can fly.

Bats come out at night. They eat fruit and insects. The sleep during the day. They hang to sleep. They live in caves or other dark, quiet places. Have you ever seen a bat?

Read and answer the questions.

Taking Flight

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What animals can fly besides birds? Many insects can fly, and some dinosaurs could fly. Another animal that can fly is the bat.

Bats are mammals. This means they have fur and make milk for their babies to eat. Humans are mammals, too! Bats are the only mammals that can fly.

Bats come out at night. They eat fruit and insects. The sleep during the day. They hang upside down to sleep. They live in caves or other dark, quiet places. Have you ever seen a bat?

Source: Mobymax Reading Skills Informational G1

What are mammals?

  • Mammals are insects which have fur and are able to fly.
  • Mammals are animals which have fur or hair and feed their babies with milk.
  • Mammals are animals which do not make milk for their babies to eat.
  • Mammals are animals such as birds or dinosaurs.

According to the passage, what can we refer to about bats?

  • They are categorised as insects.
  • They live in dark and crowded places.
  • They are nocturnal.
  • They eat leaves and fruits.

What do bats do in the daytime?

  • They fly away for finding food all the day long.
  • They feel sleepy all the day long.
  • They are asleep during the day.
  • They stay awake during the day.

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

  1. What animals can fly birds? 
  2. Bats are .
  3. This means they have and make milk for their babies to eat.
  4. are mammals, too! 
  5. They hang to sleep.

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

  1. Do you play any other sports golf?
  2. He put the pots on a dishtowel to let them dry.
  3. The greatest damage being done to our planet today is that being done by .
  4. Personally, I don't think animals should be killed for their .
  5. Humans, dogs, elephants, and dolphins are all , but birds, fish, and crocodiles are not.