The Axolotl's Special Power

Nivel A1 · PrincipianteNaturaleza2 minLectura en inglés

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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?

  1. AIn the sea
  2. BIn the canals of Xochimilco
  3. 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?

  1. AIt can live for 100 years
  2. BIt can run very fast
  3. 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.

  1. ATrue (Verdadero)
  2. 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?

  1. ADirty water, and fish eat their eggs
  2. BThere is no food for them
  3. CIt is too cold for them
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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

InglésEspañolSignificado en inglés
wilden libertadin the wild: living free in nature, not in a zoo
canalscanaleslong, narrow waterways that people make
gillsbranquiasthe parts of a fish that let it breathe in water
grow backvolver a crecerto grow again after it is lost
farmersagricultorespeople who grow food on the land

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