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Plant and Animal Adaptations - Comprehension Worksheets

Updated: 06 Jun 2023

Boost reading comprehension skills with a comprehension passage, with questions, about structural, behavioral and physiological adaptations.

Editable: Google Slides
Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 9 Pages
Grades: 5 - 6

Curriculum

S.4.13.A

Explore and explain how structures and functions of plants such as waxy leaves and deep roots enable them to survive in their environment
S.5.13.A

Analyze the structures and functions of different species to identify how organisms survive in the same environment
ELAR 4.4

Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking--fluency. The student reads grade-level text with fluency and comprehension. The student is expected to use appropriate fluency (rate...
1. TEKS ELAR
2. TEKS ELAR 4
ELAR 4.5

Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking--self-sustained reading. The student reads grade-appropriate texts independently. The student is expected to self-select text and rea...
1. TEKS ELAR
2. TEKS ELAR 4
ELAR 4.6

Comprehension skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts. The student uses metacognitive skills to both develop and deepen comprehension of increasingly complex texts. The student is expected to: (1) es...
1. TEKS ELAR
2. TEKS ELAR 4
ELAR 5.7

Response skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts. The student responds to an increasingly challenging variety of sources that are read, heard, or viewed. The student is expected to: (1) describe pers...
1. TEKS ELAR
2. TEKS ELAR 5
ELAR 5.9(D)

Recognize characteristics and structures of informational text, including:
ELAR 5.10

Author's purpose and craft: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts. The student uses critical inquiry to analyze the authors' choices and how they influence and communicate meaning within a variety of texts. Th...
1. TEKS ELAR
2. TEKS ELAR 5

teaching resource

Plant and Animal Adaptations - Comprehension Worksheets

Updated: 06 Jun 2023

Boost reading comprehension skills with a comprehension passage, with questions, about structural, behavioral and physiological adaptations.

Editable: Google Slides
Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 9 Pages
Grades: 5 - 6

Boost reading comprehension skills with a comprehension passage, with questions, about structural, behavioral and physiological adaptations.

Blend Reading & Science With Animal Adaptations Passages

Time is precious, and we know that sometimes it is difficult to make room for science instruction during the day, so we’re here to help you blend the two for maximum efficiency. Reading comprehension skills come from repeated practice sessions, so why not blend some of that practice into another subject area?

In this resource download, we have included engaging reading selections, vocabulary review, and comprehension activities to create an educational resource to help your students understand more about various plant and animal adaptations. From the camouflaging techniques of chameleons to the remarkable behavioural adaptations of bears, this worksheet delves into the structural, behavioral and physiological adaptations that help animals survive in harsh environments.

Adaptation worksheets

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Curriculum

S.4.13.A

Explore and explain how structures and functions of plants such as waxy leaves and deep roots enable them to survive in their environment
S.5.13.A

Analyze the structures and functions of different species to identify how organisms survive in the same environment
ELAR 4.4

Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking--fluency. The student reads grade-level text with fluency and comprehension. The student is expected to use appropriate fluency (rate...
1. TEKS ELAR
2. TEKS ELAR 4
ELAR 4.5

Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking--self-sustained reading. The student reads grade-appropriate texts independently. The student is expected to self-select text and rea...
1. TEKS ELAR
2. TEKS ELAR 4
ELAR 4.6

Comprehension skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts. The student uses metacognitive skills to both develop and deepen comprehension of increasingly complex texts. The student is expected to: (1) es...
1. TEKS ELAR
2. TEKS ELAR 4
ELAR 5.7

Response skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts. The student responds to an increasingly challenging variety of sources that are read, heard, or viewed. The student is expected to: (1) describe pers...
1. TEKS ELAR
2. TEKS ELAR 5
ELAR 5.9(D)

Recognize characteristics and structures of informational text, including:
ELAR 5.10

Author's purpose and craft: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts. The student uses critical inquiry to analyze the authors' choices and how they influence and communicate meaning within a variety of texts. Th...
1. TEKS ELAR
2. TEKS ELAR 5

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