The Axolotl's Special Power
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The axolotl is a small animal from Mexico. It lives in water. In the wild, it lives in the canals of Xochimilco. Xochimilco is in Mexico City.
1. Where do axolotls live in the wild?
- AIn the sea
- BIn the canals of Xochimilco
- CIn rivers all over Mexico
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B. In the canals of Xochimilco
In the wild, it lives in the canals of Xochimilco.
La prueba en el texto: it lives in the canals of Xochimilco
The axolotl has a special power. If it loses a leg, the leg grows back. It can even grow back parts of its heart.
2. What is the axolotl's special power?
- AIt can live for 100 years
- BIt can run very fast
- CIt can grow back body parts
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C. It can grow back body parts
If it loses a leg, the leg grows back.
La prueba en el texto: If it loses a leg, the leg grows back
Its cousins change as they grow. They lose their gills and walk on land. The axolotl keeps its gills and stays in the water.
3. True or false? The axolotl stays in the water all its life.
- ATrue (Verdadero)
- BFalse (Falso)
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A. True (Verdadero)
It keeps its gills and stays in the water.
La prueba en el texto: The axolotl keeps its gills and stays in the water
Today, very few axolotls live in the wild. The water is dirty, and new fish eat their eggs. Farmers in Xochimilco now make clean places for them.
4. Why are there very few axolotls today?
- ADirty water, and fish eat their eggs
- BThere is no food for them
- CIt is too cold for them
Ver la respuesta
A. Dirty water, and fish eat their eggs
The water is dirty, and new fish eat their eggs.
La prueba en el texto: The water is dirty, and new fish eat their eggs
Vocabulario en español
| Inglés | Español | Significado en inglés |
|---|---|---|
| wild | en libertad | in the wild: living free in nature, not in a zoo |
| canals | canales | long, narrow waterways that people make |
| gills | branquias | the parts of a fish that let it breathe in water |
| grow back | volver a crecer | to grow again after it is lost |
| farmers | agricultores | people who grow food on the land |
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