WALT+answer+questions+in+sentences+and+develop+cloze+procedure+skills

**__ Birds __** Birds are the only animals that have feathers. help to keep a bird warm and enable most types to fly. There are over 9,000 different kinds of --birds- living in all parts of the---world from the cold poles to the -hot--- deserts. Birds are warm blooded, which means they can control -there-- own body temperature. This allows them to stay active even when--- the surroundings are cold. It is likely that birds arose from reptiles, because birds still ---have scaly legs. The scales on the rest of the body have -many-- feathers.
 * Cloze exercise: Insert the word that you think makes sense, looks right and sounds right. Remember your reading strategies read on or re-read if you are stuck on a word. **

1. Do all birds fly? How do you know that from the text? some birds dont fly 2. What animals do you know of that are the opposite of warm blooded? 3. ‘It is likely that birds //arose// from reptiles …. What does the word ‘arose’ mean here? 4. Name three types of birds that live in New Zealand kiwi.Pokeko.
 * Answer the following questions – remember use part of the question in your answer! **