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1. Trouble in The Jungle John always wanted to go to the jungle. He always wanted to go on an adventure. He went with his family to the Amazon River for an extreme jungle adventure. On the second day of their trip, he reached the jungle. He saw a long river with many colorful green trees. John had a huge grin on his face. His went to his sister Amber and said “This is going to be quite the adventure.” Name: ______________ Class: ______________ Date:_______________ • The title “Trouble in The Jungle” means that: • a. their vacation will be sad • b. their vacation will happen in the city • c. their vacation will have many sports • d. their vacation will have some bad things happen in the jungle • What is another word for grin? • a. smile b. frown • c. run d. bee • 3. How do we know John reached the jungle?

2. Trouble in The Jungle John told his sister: “I want to see huge snakes and colourful birds.” Amber looked at him and said: “Don’t get cheeky on this trip. We want to be safe.” When John’s family went to take pictures, John went down a dark and dangerous path. It wasn’t long before John found trouble. Name: ______________ Class: ______________ Date:_______________ • Amber said “We want to be safe” because • a. the jungle has fun games. • b. the jungle is dangerous • c. the jungle doesn’t have many scary animals • d. if they are not safe, mum and dad will be mad. • 5. What is another word for cheeky? • a. silly b. good • c. untidy d. strong • 6. Why did John go down a dark dangerous path?

3. Trouble in The Jungle He came across a giant snake. The giant snake was hungry and looking at John. He thought John would taste scrumptious. John did not know what to do. He was terrified of this large snake. He had never seen one so big. Name: ______________ Class: ______________ Date:_______________ • 7. What do you think the giant snake was thinking when looking at John? • a. It was thinking John would be a good friend. • b. It was thinking John would not run away. • c. It was thinking that it could bite and eat John. • d. It was thinking that it should move to drink water. • 8. What is another word for scrumptious? • a. dangerous b. tall • c. yummy d. kind • 9. Why did John not know what to do?

4. Trouble in The Jungle John saw a delicious-looking golden apple on the tree. He had an idea. He took it off the tree and took a slow bite. He began to rub his stomach. “Ohhh, this is SO GOOD!!” He took another bite: “OHHH!!! THIS IS THE BEST APPLE EVER!” The snake took her large eyes off of John and began to look at the other apples on the tree. Name: ______________ Class: ______________ Date:_______________ • 10. Why is “OHHH!!! THIS IS THE BEST APPLE EVER!” in capital letters? • a. He never eaten an apple before. • b. He was saying it quietly to confuse the snake. • c. He was saying it loudly. • d. He was angry at the snake. • 11. What did the snake think John was doing? • 12. Why was John really trying to do?

5. Trouble in The Jungle The snake moved quickly and beat the tree very hard with its powerful tail. All the apples fell from tree. There was a great tangle of apples all over the ground. The snake began to eat some of the apples. That’s when John slowly stepped backwards, never taking his eyes off the snake. When John saw the snake gloriously eating apples, he went back up that dark path. • 13. The snake used what body part to get the apples from the tree? • a. Its head b. Its nostrils. • c. Its tongue d. Its tails. • Which word tells you that the apples were in a muddle (mess)? • a. ground b. tangle • c. powerful d. moved • What do you think is another word for beat? • a. scream b. jump • c. run d. hit • 15. What did John do to get away from the snake? Name: ______________ Class: ______________ Date:_______________

6. Trouble in The Jungle John made it back up the path and saw his loving family. They asked “Where were you?” John began to explain the story. After he finished his story, his sister said: “Well at least you don’t need lunch.” Name: ______________ Class: ______________ Date:_______________ 16. Why did his sister say “Well at least you don’t need lunch”? 17. Why did John explain the story about the snake to his family?

7. All about Snakes! Body A snake’s body can be long. It is usually dry and very smooth. Some types of snakes can breathe through their skin so they can swim for a long time. Name: ______________ Class: ______________ Date:_______________ Mouth A snake’s mouth is flexible, which means it can eat things bigger than them. Also a snake can’t bite food. It must swallow the food whole. Tongue The tongue on a snake is long. Did you know that snakes don’t use their snout or nostrils to smell…they use their tongues! Eyes Snakes eyes are not very big. However, snakes don’t have eyelids!

8. Trouble in The Jungle • 18.. Look at the picture. What are the labels for? • a. He never eaten an apple before. • b. He was saying it quietly to confuse the snake. • c. He was saying it loudly. • d. He was angry at the snake. • 19. What does a snake use to smell? 20. Can a snake eat something bigger than its head? 21. Why can a snake swim for a very long time? Name: ______________ Class: ______________ Date:_______________ • The labels can help me • a. know what to do if I see a snake • b. learn more about snakes’ body • c. learn more about snakes’ personality • d. have a snake has a pet

9. All about Snakes! Snakes bodies are covered with scales.  Without this, snakes could not move over rough or hot surfaces like tree bark, rocks, and hot desert sand.  Their scales are also nearly waterproof and help to keep the water out of their body. Their belly scales allow the snake to keep their grip on rough tree branches. Name: ______________ Class: ______________ Date:_______________ • What is the main idea of this page? • a. The scales are very useful for snakes. • b. Snakes eat too many ants. • c. A snake cannot survive without water. • d. The snakes belly can do many things. • How do scales help a snake’s body in the water?

10. All about Snakes All snakes swallow their food whole.  While they do have teeth, the teeth are made for grabbing, and holding their prey, not chewing. The good thing is snakes do not eat often, they only eat once or twice a year.  Lastly, snakes are meat eaters, many animals and insects get eaten by snakes. Name: ______________ Class: ______________ Date:_______________ • 25. What do snakes use their teeth for? • 26. How often do snakes eat in a year?