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Read this article about bears. Then answer questions 6 through 11.
Wouldn’t it be funny if your mom said to you, “It’s time for bed, Honey. It’s almost November!” Well, if you were a bear cub, your mother might be getting you ready to go into a deep sleep around October.
That “deep sleep” is called “hibernation.” Bears who live where it is cold go into hibernation to survive the winter. By taking this long nap, they can get through the chilly and snowy months when the food they eat, like berries and nuts, cannot be found.
Have you ever heard someone say they are as hungry as a bear? Bears need to eat a lot of food before hibernation. They eat so much that they may gain up to forty pounds of fat in a week.
During the winter, bears will live off the fat stored in their bodies. Bears are able to do that because their bodies use a lot less energy during hibernation. That is because their heartbeats slow down. Their breathing slows down, too. Their bodies don’t grow and body temperature drops.
If you were going to sleep all winter, wouldn’t you want to be in a safe, protected place? That is what a bear wants, so it will look for a cave or a hollow tree to use as its den. It makes a bed using grass, leaves, and twigs. The bear may start to hibernate as early as October and might not wake up until April or May, when the weather is warm again.
When the bear awakens, it will have lost much of the fat that was gained. But springtime will bring a fresh supply of berries and nuts to enjoy until it is time to hibernate again in the fall.
6 This article is mostly about how bearsThat “deep sleep” is called “hibernation.” Bears who live where it is cold go into hibernation to survive the winter. By taking this long nap, they can get through the chilly and snowy months when the food they eat, like berries and nuts, cannot be found.
Have you ever heard someone say they are as hungry as a bear? Bears need to eat a lot of food before hibernation. They eat so much that they may gain up to forty pounds of fat in a week.
During the winter, bears will live off the fat stored in their bodies. Bears are able to do that because their bodies use a lot less energy during hibernation. That is because their heartbeats slow down. Their breathing slows down, too. Their bodies don’t grow and body temperature drops.
If you were going to sleep all winter, wouldn’t you want to be in a safe, protected place? That is what a bear wants, so it will look for a cave or a hollow tree to use as its den. It makes a bed using grass, leaves, and twigs. The bear may start to hibernate as early as October and might not wake up until April or May, when the weather is warm again.
When the bear awakens, it will have lost much of the fat that was gained. But springtime will bring a fresh supply of berries and nuts to enjoy until it is time to hibernate again in the fall.
F gather their food
G look for dens
H sleep during winter
J make their beds
7 According to the article, what do bears like to eat?
A grass
B honey
C leaves and twigs
D berries and nuts
8 According to the article, what happens right before a bear goes into hibernation?
F The bear eats a lot of food.
G The bear’s heartbeat slows down.
H The bear’s body temperature drops.
J The bear loses a lot of weight.
9 According to information in the article, what will a bear most likely do when spring comes?
F continue to sleep
G search for food to eat
H look for other bears
J build a new den
10 The author most likely wrote this article to
A give readers information about a bear cub
B tell readers a funny story about a bear cub
C explain how bears survive cold winters
D describe what food bears like to eat
11 The article says that spring brings “a fresh supply of berries and nuts” for bears. The word “fresh” most likely means
F smart
G clean
H bright
J new
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