KS2 Reading Comp.

Question 1

Give one difference between Antarctica and the Arabian Desert.

Accepted Answer

Ant... is full of snow; Arab... is full of sand., Ant... is cold; Arab... gets very hot., Ice crystals fall in Ant...; water drops in Arab... des..., One is a desert of sand, the other of snow.

Question 2

(Choose word) This desert is home to the world's southernmost mammal, a type of:

Accepted Answer

seal.

Question 3

How does the comparison of the viscacha to a rabbit help the reader understand what a vis...

Accepted Answer

It helps people understand that it looks similar to a rab...

Question 4

Animals have adapted to survive in their habitats. Give two ways using info from text.

Accepted Answer

Lizards (long toes); Lizards (fat tails), Oryx (small to shelter); Oryx (walk long distances), Penguins (oily feathers); Small mammals (big ears)

Question 5

What definition best describes the word hostile from the sentence: 'Very few animals...'

Accepted Answer

Difficult to live in.

Question 6

(Choose the word) The temperature range in the Antarctic is between 0 *c and:

Accepted Answer

-89*c

Question 7

(Choose the best word) A desert is classified as having an annual rainfall of less than:

Accepted Answer

250mm.

Question 8

(Choose the word) People generally think of deserts as:

Accepted Answer

hot and sandy.

Question 9

Suggest one of the main ideas of the text

Accepted Answer

Deserts are difficult to survive in., Deserts suffer extreme temperature changes.

Question 10

What place on Earth receives the least rainfall?

Accepted Answer

The poles.

Question 11

Find and copy a phrase which supports your choice.

Accepted Answer

'Harsh location.', 'Hostile environment.'

KS2 Reading Comp.

Questions 11

KS2 Reading Comp.

Questions 11