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How does a spitting cobra use its spit to protect itself?

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