Hamsters on the Wild Side by Elizabeth Schleichert

1. Hamsters on the Wild Sideby Elizabeth Schleichert

2. 6Which idea does the author of the selection discuss first? • A. Harriet cleans herself. • B. Harriet builds a burrow. • C. Harriet stuffs her cheeks. IC15:Order steps, sequence, and/or process from the text (Reading GLE 2.2.1)

3. 7What are two differences between what wild hamsters do in the winter and what wild hamsters do in the summer? Include information from the selection in your answer. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ IA17: Compare and contrast information presented within the text(s) (Reading GLEs 2.3.1, 2.4.5, 2.4.6)

4. Text-based similarities/differences may include, but are not limited to: • Care for their babies • Snooze all day • Hunt for meals at dawn and dusk/hunt in fields • Dig a deeper burrow • Store food • Hibernate • Eat stored food

5. 2 • 7What are two differences between what wild hamsters do when • the weather turns cold and what wild hamsters do in warm weather? • Include information from the selection in your answer. In winter they leave their burrow and make a new and deeper one. Their he will store plenty of food. During warm weather, when their not caring for their babies, you‛ll find them snoozing all day in their burow. At dawn or dusk, he comes out and hunts for a meal in the nearby fields. • D. …leave their burrow and make a new and deeper one. • E. …store plenty of food. • A. …when their not caring for their babies… • B. …snoozing all day in their burow. • C. At dawn or dusk, he comes out and hunts for a meal…

6. 2 • 7What are two differences between what wild hamsters do when • the weather turns cold and what wild hamsters do in warm weather? • Include information from the selection in your answer. In the winter the hamster (that is wild) digs deeper holes in the winter so it can store more food in it. In the summer it often goes hunting in nearby feilds and it doesn‛t dig such a deep hole because it doesnt have to store as much food because it goes hunting all the time. • D. …digs deeper holes in the winter… • E. …store more food… • C. …goes hunting in nearby feilds… • C. …goes hunting all the time.

7. 1 • 7What are two differences between what wild hamsters do when • the weather turns cold and what wild hamsters do in warm weather? • Include information from the selection in your answer. in the summer hamsters go looking for food. and they stareting to play. in the winter onder grownd they stay wom. and in the winter they hide. • C. …go looking for food.

8. 1 • 7What are two differences between what wild hamsters do when • the weather turns cold and what wild hamsters do in warm weather? • Include information from the selection in your answer. as the weather gets cold in the fall they leave theyr old burrow and dig a new deeper one. • D. …they leave theyr old burrow and dig a new deeper one.

9. 1 • 7What are two differences between what wild hamsters do when • the weather turns cold and what wild hamsters do in warm weather? • Include information from the selection in your answer. They hibernate in the winter. They dig new holes in the summer. They get everything ready in summer. When they wake up from hibrnation they eat then the do it again. • F. They hibernate in the winter.

10. 0 • 7What are two differences between what wild hamsters do when • the weather turns cold and what wild hamsters do in warm weather? • Include information from the selection in your answer. When its cold and its winter the hamster leaves its borrow and gets new one. When Its summer the Hamster sleeps in it‛s burrow. This response does not provide specific enough text-based information to identify any differences between what wild hamsters do when the weather turns cold and what wild hamsters do in warm weather.

11. 0 • 7What are two differences between what wild hamsters do when • the weather turns cold and what wild hamsters do in warm weather? • Include information from the selection in your answer. In winter they sleep all day In summer they sleep only a little This response does not provide specific enough text-based information to identify any differences between what wild hamsters do when the weather turns cold and what wild hamsters do in warm weather.

12. 8 Which idea is included in the section under the heading • Hunkering Down? • A. Hamsters dig summer burrows. • B. Hamsters gather food in their cheeks. • C. Hamsters hunt for food in nearby fields. IA16: Demonstrate understanding of text features (titles, headings, captions, maps, charts, tables, graphs and other information divisions) (Reading GLE 2.2.2)

13. 9 Which sentence explains why hamsters dig new burrows? • A. They need a burrow that is cooler. • B. They need a burrow that is deeper. • C. They need a burrow that is cleaner. IA18: Make connections (cause and effect) within a text (Reading GLE 2.3.1)

14. 10 Who would find the information in the selection most useful? • A. Someone who wants to train a wild hamster • B. Someone who finds a wild hamster • C. Someone who buys a wild hamster IA20: Extend information beyond text-apply information, give a response to reading, express insight gained from reading (Reading GLEs 2.4.1, 2.4.5)