What does the word twitches mean in the sentence below? His nose twitches when he smells the apple pie.
get itchy
starts hurting
become stuffy
moves suddenly
2. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What does the word slithers mean in the sentence below? The snake slithers away.
bounces
slides
turns
walks
3. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What does the word swoop mean in the sentence below? The birds swoop and land on a branch.
look quickly
turn around
find food
fly down
4. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What does the word dozes mean in the sentence below? The baby dozes, but starts to cry when she hears a noise.
gets dirty
rolls over
sleeps lightly
looks around
5. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What does the word snuggle mean in the sentence below? The mice snuggle in their nest.
lie closely against each other
keep each other safe
make loud noises
fall down
6. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What does bat do at the start of the story?
wakes up
finds a cave
catches food
feeds her babies
7. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What does bat do before she starts to fly?
shouts loudly
looks for food
finds her babies
unhooks her toes
8. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What is bat's voice compared to in the article?
a leaf
a cave
a shadow
a flashlight
9. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Read the sentence from the article: Bat plunges, fast as blinking, and grabs it in her open mouth. What does the word plunges mean as used in the sentence above?
lands smoothly
sleeps peacefully
turns around quietly
moves down suddenly
10. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What does the word roost mean?
food that bats eat
place where bats fly
place where bats sleep
body of water where bats live
11. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What does the word battlings mean?
bats that are babies
bats that make noise
bats that live in a cave
bats that are large in size
12. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Why do baby bats stay in the nest for the first few weeks of their lives?