1. This Tongue Gets a Grip by Mariana Relos

2. 1 Based on the selection, predict what would most likely happen if a
chameleon lacked a “supermuscle.”
A. The chameleon would swallow its tongue.
B. The chameleon would be unable to eat its prey.
C. The chameleon would be unable to change color.
D. The chameleon would yank heavy prey into its mouth.
Comprehension 3: Make or confirm inferences or
predictions based on the text
(Reading GLE 2.1.5)

3. A. True chameleons have long tongues; anoles have short tongues.
2 According to the selection, what is one difference between true chameleons and anoles?
A. True chameleons have long tongues; anoles have short tongues.
B. True chameleons eat birds and insects; anoles eat small
chameleons.
C. True chameleons live in North America; anoles live in South
America.
D. True chameleons change to many colors; anoles change to brown and green.
Analysis 6: Compare and contrast using
elements of the text(s)
(Reading GLE 2.3.1, 2.4.6)

4. 3. Read the sentence below. Use information from the selection to
3 Read the sentence below. Use information from the selection to complete the detail.
About 70 percent of the tongue’s holding power comes
from the
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Suction cup effect
Comprehension 1: Demonstrate understanding of
theme/message/main idea and supporting details
(Reading GLE 2.1.3) 1
A 1-point response provides the following correct answer:
Suction cup effect

5. Analysis 7: Make connections (cause and effect) within a text
4 According to the selection, what happens when a chameleon locates its prey? Include two details from the selection in your answer.
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Analysis 7: Make connections (cause and effect) within a text
(Reading GLE 2.3.1)

6. 2
A 2-point response provides two text-based details to tell what happens when a chameleon locates its prey.
Example: When the chameleon locates its prey, it fixes both eyes on it. Then the chameleon grabs the prey with its tongue! 1
A 1-point response provides one text-based detail to tell what happens when a chameleon locates its prey.
Text-based details may include, but are not limited to:
The chameleon fixes both eyes on it
The chameleon opens a gap in its mouth
The lizard’s tongue shoots out / snaps its tongue out
The chameleon catches the prey / grabs the prey with its tongue
The tongue snaps back into its mouth / yanks its tongue back into the mouth
The chameleon eats its prey / lunch / fills empty stomach

7. the chameleon focuses its eyes on it then bamo he got dinner.1
4 According to the selection, what happens when a chameleon locates its prey? Include two details from the selection in your answer.
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the chameleon focuses its eyes on it then
bamo he got dinner.
This response provides one text-based detail to describe what happens when a chameleon locates its prey.
A. …chameleon focuses its eyes on it…

8. When a chameleon catches its prey, it uses 2
4 According to the selection, what happens when a chameleon locates its prey? Include two details from the selection in your answer.
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When a chameleon catches its prey, it uses
it strong tongue muscles to shoot out its
tongue. The sticky, rough surface sticks to
the prey and the chameleon pulls its tongue
back in. It does all this in one fifteenth of a
second.
This response provides more than two text-based details to describe what happens when a chameleon locates its prey.
C. …shoot out its tongue.
D. …sticky, rough surface sticks to the prey…
E. … pulls its tongue back in…

9. When a charmeleon finds something tasty 2
4 According to the selection, what happens when a chameleon locates its prey? Include two details from the selection in your answer.
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When a charmeleon finds something tasty
such as a cricket the lizard fixes both eyes
on it. Then the chameleon opens a gap in
its mouth and slap!
This response provides two text-based details to describe what happens when a chameleon locates its prey.
A. …fixes both eyes on it.
B. …opens a gap in its mouth…

10. One eye faces behind it and one eye
4 According to the selection, what happens when a chameleon locates its prey? Include two details from the selection in your answer.
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One eye faces behind it and one eye
lookes aheat of them. Once located they
whate 15 seconds then attack.
This response provides one vague detail to describe what happens when
a chameleon locates its prey.

11. the stund by a branch of a tree when the
4 According to the selection, what happens when a chameleon locates its prey? Include two details from the selection in your answer.
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the stund by a branch of a tree when the
get hungry then when they see food they
go after it.
This response provides one vague detail to describe what happens when
a chameleon locates its prey.

12. It takes one eye to check around the back 1
4 According to the selection, what happens when a chameleon locates its prey? Include two details from the selection in your answer.
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It takes one eye to check around the back
and the other to check around the front
then when it see‛s the prey it quickly takes
it back into it‛s mouth.
E. …takes it (the prey) back into it’s mouth.

13. Comprehension 4: Understand and apply content
5 What is the meaning of the word fixes as it is used in paragraph 5 of the selection?
A. Repairs
B. Focuses
C. Changes
D. Opens
Comprehension 4: Understand and apply content
vocabulary critical to the meaning of the text
(Reading GLE 1.3.2)

14. 6 What is the main idea of the section titled Sticky Tongues?
A. Chameleons’ tongues capture little crickets.
B. Chameleons’ tongues have bumps and ridges.
C. Chameleons catch prey with their gooey, rough tongues.
D. Chameleons use their tongues to catch birds and lizards.
Comprehension 1: Demonstrate understanding of
theme/message/main idea and supporting details
(Reading GLE 2.1.3)