Name Reading about Science
Woodpeckers
You may have seen a woodpecker in a cartoon. There are many different types
of woodpeckers, but they all have strong bills and long, sticky tongues. They like to
eat ants, beetles, nuts, and berries. Woodpeckers are famous for the hammering
noise that comes from their bills. Woodpeckers use their bills to remove bark from
trees. When they uncover bugs, they grab them with their tongues. Woodpeckers
have claws on their toes to help them hold on to trees while they are hammering.
They also use their bills to send messages to other woodpeckers.
- What is the main idea of this story?
a. Woodpeckers use their bills to find food and to make noise.
b. You may have seen a cartoon woodpecker.
c. Woodpeckers use hammers to look for bugs. - What do woodpeckers like to eat?
- How does the woodpecker make its hammering sound?
a. with its long, sticky tongue
b. with its strong bill
c. with the claws on its toes - How do woodpeckers find food?
- How do woodpeckers send messages to each other?
Read the story. Then, answer the questions.