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List the three ways spit helps humans

What is the author's purpose for writing this passage?

Spitting to Survive: Reading comprehension

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1
What is the author's purpose for writing this passage?
to show how animals are different from humans
to teach the reader how animals survive
to express opinions about animals
to tell funny stories about animals
2
List the three ways spit helps humans
sweating; moving food around; giving nutritions
keeping our mouths moist; softening our food; talking
loading food, speaking, chewing
inhaling, transporting, circulating
3
Name two reasons a llama might choose to spit.
When it has a sore throat
when it is trying to steal food
when it feels threatened
When it is trying to cheer for his favorite baseball team
4
How does a spitting cobra use its spit to protect itself?
A spitting cobra needs to moist its food to swallow easily
The blindness of the predators gives time so it can escape
It can create a powerful force to threaten its predator
It makes a thundering noise to annoy its predator terribly
5
Which animal creates a forceful stream of water to capture insects?
spitting cobras
humans
archer fish
llamas