"Where's the Honey, Honey?"
Vocabulary
1.beehive (noun) a nest or house a bee lives in
2. wilderness (noun) a natural place where few people live
3.wax (noun) the yellow substance that is used by bees to make honeycombs
4. ancient (adjective) of or having to do with times very long ago
5. Hal __________folded his new shirt.
6. Lynn _________likes hot weather.
7. Will you help me ________wrap my present?
8. Dinosaurs _________appeared from Earth a long time ago.
9. The skunk’s odor was __________ pleasant.
Read each item and circle the correct answer.
10. What is the genre of the story?
a. Informational Textb. Fantasyc. Explanatory Textd. Realistic Fiction
11. What is the main reason the authorwrote the story?
a. to entertain the reader
b. to give information
c. to give an opinion
d. to persuade the reader
12. What does the word dangerous mean in the story?
a. Not fun.
b. educational
c. unsafe
d. entertaining
13. What is the main idea of the story?
a. Birds are able to make sounds that humans understand.
b. Humans have worked with animals for thousands of years.
c. Some animals like to make sounds that humans understand.
d. Honeyguides and humans work together to find honey.
14. Why are beehives hard to find for the Boran people?
a. Many Boran people live in cities.
b. They can be almost anywhere.
c. There are few trees in Eastern Africa.
d. Honeyguides live in nature reserves.
15. What do honeyguides love to eat?
a. ants and spiders
b. worms and twigs
c. beeswax and grubs
d. bees and ants
Short Answer:
15. The _______________________________ and ___________________________ people are characters from the story.
16. What is the setting of the story? ______________________________________________________________
17. Why did the honeyguide and the Boran people start working together? ____________________________
18. Use the events on the list and cut and paste them in the correct order of when they occurred in the story.
Use sequence 4 words from the box below to make a summary of ‘The Honey Hunt’.
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The Boran people start a fire and use the smoke to get the bees out of the tree. They enjoy the fresh honey and the honeyguide eats the wax and grubs.
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The honeyguide flies out of sight and lands and waits for the Boran people to catch up.
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The honeyguide makes a new sound to tell the Boran “Hey, we’re here” and found the honey tree.
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The honeyguide and the Boran people communicate by the Boran making a sound to let the honeyguide know they are following it.
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