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Woodpeckers: Reading Comprehension

Reading comprehension quiz based on a passage about woodpecker characteristics, behavior, and habitat

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Q3. Which species of woodpeckers have become extinct?
A woodpecker is a bird . There are over 200 different kind of woodpeckers. Woodpeckers have their domain all over the world except in the north and south poles, Australia and New Zealand. Two types of woodpeckers , the Imperial Woodpecker and the Ivory-billed Woodpecker are most probably extinct. Animals that are extinct are no longer found on the earth.
Woodpeckers have short stiff tails which help prop them up against the tree trunks and branches, so that they can do the drilling into the wood with their sharp bills. Woodpeckers also have very long tongues which help them catch the insects from deep within the trees. Woodpeckers are known for drumming the tree trunks very loudly and can become pests if they drum on the sidings of the house.
Sunflower seeds and suet especially in the backyard bird feeders really attract the woodpeckers. Suet is a kind of animal fat which the woodpeckers find very tasty.

  1. The Imperial Woodpecker .
  2. The Ivory-billed Woodpecker .
  3. Both the Imperial Woodpecker and the Ivory-billed Woodpecker.
  4. None of the above.
  5. -
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Q4. What are the characteristics of the woodpecker?
A woodpecker is a bird . There are over 200 different kind of woodpeckers. Woodpeckers have their domain all over the world except in the north and south poles, Australia and New Zealand. Two types of woodpeckers , the Imperial Woodpecker and the Ivory-billed Woodpecker are most probably extinct. Animals that are extinct are no longer found on the earth.
Woodpeckers have short stiff tails which help prop them up against the tree trunks and branches, so that they can do the drilling into the wood with their sharp bills. Woodpeckers also have very long tongues which help them catch the insects from deep within the trees. Woodpeckers are known for drumming the tree trunks very loudly and can become pests if they drum on the sidings of the house.
Sunflower seeds and suet especially in the backyard bird feeders really attract the woodpeckers. Suet is a kind of animal fat which the woodpeckers find very tasty.

  1. They have short stiff tails.
  2. They have sharp bills.
  3. They have long tongues.
  4. All of the above.
  5. -
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When do the woodpeckers sometimes become pests?
A woodpecker is a bird . There are over 200 different kind of woodpeckers. Woodpeckers have their domain all over the world except in the north and south poles, Australia and New Zealand. Two types of woodpeckers , the Imperial Woodpecker and the Ivory-billed Woodpecker are most probably extinct. Animals that are extinct are no longer found on the earth.
Woodpeckers have short stiff tails which help prop them up against the tree trunks and branches, so that they can do the drilling into the wood with their sharp bills. Woodpeckers also have very long tongues which help them catch the insects from deep within the trees. Woodpeckers are known for drumming the tree trunks very loudly and can become pests if they drum on the sidings of the house.
Sunflower seeds and suet especially in the backyard bird feeders really attract the woodpeckers. Suet is a kind of animal fat which the woodpeckers find very tasty.

  1. When they fly in the sky.
  2. When they eat suet in the backyard.
  3. When they drum on the sidings of the houses.
  4. When they prop against the trees.
  5. --
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Q1. Why do woodpeckers have long tongues?
A woodpecker is a bird . There are over 200 different kind of woodpeckers. Woodpeckers have their domain all over the world except in the north and south poles, Australia and New Zealand. Two types of woodpeckers , the Imperial Woodpecker and the Ivory-billed Woodpecker are most probably extinct. Animals that are extinct are no longer found on the earth.
Woodpeckers have short stiff tails which help prop them up against the tree trunks and branches, so that they can do the drilling into the wood with their sharp bills. Woodpeckers also have very long tongues which help them catch the insects from deep within the trees. Woodpeckers are known for drumming the tree trunks very loudly and can become pests if they drum on the sidings of the house.
Sunflower seeds and suet especially in the backyard bird feeders really attract the woodpeckers. Suet is a kind of animal fat which the woodpeckers find very tasty.

  1. To suck nectar
  2. To catch insects from deep within the tree.
  3. To waive off insects
  4. none of the above
  5. -
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Q5. The woodpeckers love to eat:
A woodpecker is a bird . There are over 200 different kind of woodpeckers. Woodpeckers have their domain all over the world except in the north and south poles, Australia and New Zealand. Two types of woodpeckers , the Imperial Woodpecker and the Ivory-billed Woodpecker are most probably extinct. Animals that are extinct are no longer found on the earth.
Woodpeckers have short stiff tails which help prop them up against the tree trunks and branches, so that they can do the drilling into the wood with their sharp bills. Woodpeckers also have very long tongues which help them catch the insects from deep within the trees. Woodpeckers are known for drumming the tree trunks very loudly and can become pests if they drum on the sidings of the house.
Sunflower seeds and suet especially in the backyard bird feeders really attract the woodpeckers. Suet is a kind of animal fat which the woodpeckers find very tasty.

  1. a. Dragonflies and houseflies.
  2. b. Bread and butter.
  3. c. Suet and sunflower seeds .
  4. d. Pulp of the wood.
  5. -
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Q5. The woodpeckers love to eat:
A woodpecker is a bird . There are over 200 different kind of woodpeckers. Woodpeckers have their domain all over the world except in the north and south poles, Australia and New Zealand. Two types of woodpeckers , the Imperial Woodpecker and the Ivory-billed Woodpecker are most probably extinct. Animals that are extinct are no longer found on the earth.
Woodpeckers have short stiff tails which help prop them up against the tree trunks and branches, so that they can do the drilling into the wood with their sharp bills. Woodpeckers also have very long tongues which help them catch the insects from deep within the trees. Woodpeckers are known for drumming the tree trunks very loudly and can become pests if they drum on the sidings of the house.
Sunflower seeds and suet especially in the backyard bird feeders really attract the woodpeckers. Suet is a kind of animal fat which the woodpeckers find very tasty.

  1. a. Dragonflies and houseflies.
  2. b. Bread and butter.
  3. c. Suet and sunflower seeds .
  4. d. Pulp of the wood.
  5. -
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