K110a Reading 1-3 Exercise

A. Answer the questions.

1. What is a cactus? a. A cactus is an animal that lives in the desert. b. A cactus is a food that is in the desert. c. A cactus is a plant that is in the desert.

2. What does ‘cacti’ mean? a. It means big or tiny. b. Cacti means one. c. Cacti means many.

3. Do cacti have leaves? a. Yes, they have leaves. b. No, they don’t have leaves.

4. Why do cacti have long roots? a. To get more sand. b. To get more water. c. To get more sun.

5. What animal lives in a cactus? a. Cats live in a cactus. b. An owl lives in a cactus. c. A camel lives in a cactus.

6. What animal lives on a cactus? a. A hawk lives on a cactus. b. A dog lives on a cactus. c. A fish lives on a cactus.

7. What animal lives next to a cactus? a. A bear lives next to a cactus. b. Pig lives next to a cactus. c. A mouse lives next to a cactus.

8. Can all cacti have flowers? a. Yes, they can. b. No, they can’t.

9. Do you have any cacti? a. Yes, I do. b. No, I don’t.

K110a Reading 1-3 Exercise

10. Why do animals live near cacti?

B. Choose the correct word to complete the story.

cactus cacti plant leaf

roots short spines count

A ______is a kind of ______. There are many ______in the desert. Cacti have ______, not leaves. Ouch! ______means one, and leaves means many. Deserts are dry so cacti have long ______to get more water. Cacti can have flowers. This is a ______cactus. It is not tall. How many spines does it have? Let’s ______!

C. Match the picture to the sentence.

1 The spines are sharp. The spines can hurt you.

2 They have long roots to get more water.

K110a Reading 1-3 Exercise

3 This is a cactus. A cactus is a desert plant. It lives in hot deserts.

4 All cacti can have flowers.

5 An owl lives in this cactus.

6 These are leaves. Many plants have leaves.

D. Put the title, and the paragraphs in the correct order. Number

This is a cactus. A cactus is a desert plant. It lives in hot deserts. It loves the sun.

K110a Reading 1-3 Exercise

It loves hot days. It loves dry places.

These are roots. Plants have roots. Cacti have long roots. They have long roots to get more water.

I can see many cacti. They are pretty. Some are big. Some are small. Some are short. Some are tall. Some look like a ball. Is this ball cactus cute?

All About Cacti

Some animals live next to a cactus. A mouse lives next to this cactus.

This is a leaf. These are leaves. Many plants have leaves. Cacti don't have leaves. Cacti have a lot of spines. The spines are sharp. The spines can hurt you. Ouch!

Some animals live in a cactus. An owl lives in this cactus.

This is one cactus. These are many cacti. Can you count them?

All cacti can have flowers. This one has red flowers. I like it! This one has pink flowers. I love it!

K110a Reading 1-3 Exercise

Some animals live on a cactus. A hawk lives on this cactus.

I love cacti. I have many cacti in my house. Do you have cacti in your house?

E. Word Count. Read the passage again. Count how many times you see the following words.

Word How many times did you see this word in the story?

cactus

cacti

desert

love/loves

like/likes

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