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Grade 2 Reading Worksheet - Challenge Me
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A Beaver Family's Home
A beaver is a large rodent with strong front teeth and a flat tail. Beavers live in family groups near ponds and streams. Each family builds a home called a lodge.
First, beavers often build a dam across a stream. They pile up sticks, rocks, and mud to block the water. The water backs up behind the dam and makes a deep pond. Deep water keeps the family safe, because beavers swim much better than they walk.
Next, the beavers build the lodge in the pond. They cut down small trees by gnawing around the trunks. Then they drag the branches through the water. They stack the branches into a big dome and pack mud into the gaps.
The doors of the lodge are underwater. Inside, above the water, there is a dry room where the family rests. A small gap at the top lets fresh air in.
In fall, beavers pack more mud on the outside. When it freezes, the lodge becomes as hard as stone. They also store branches underwater near the lodge. All winter, they swim out under the ice to chew the bark.
A beaver's teeth never stop growing. Gnawing wood all year keeps them from getting too long.
Why do beavers build a dam?
- to make a deep pond where the family is safe
- to dry up the stream so they can walk across
- to make the stream flow faster and louder
How do beavers cut down small trees?
- by slapping them with their tails
- by digging up the roots
- by gnawing around the trunks
Where are the doors of the lodge?
- in the dry room
- under the water
- on the bank
Which sentence from the text shows that the lodge gets very strong in winter?
- When it freezes, the lodge becomes as hard as stone.
- Beavers live in family groups near ponds and streams.
- Then they drag the branches through the water.
