READING SPIDER WEBS

SPIDER WEB'S

All spiders spin webs. That's because webs help spiders. Webs help spiders hold eggs. Webs help spiders hide. And webs help spiders catch food.

Webs help spiders hold eggs. Many spiders like to lay their eggs in their webs.

The webs help keep the eggs together. Webs help spiders keep their eggs safe.

Webs help spiders hide. Most spiders are dark. They are brown, grey or black. But spider webs are light. They are white and cloudy,. When spiders hide in their webs, they are harder to see.

Webs help spiders catch food. Spider webs are sticky. When a bug flies into the web, it gets stuck. It moves around. It tries to get out. But it can't. It is trapped!.

Spiders can tell that the bug is trapped. That's because spiders feel the web move. And the spider is hungry. The spider goes to get the bug.

As you can see. Webs help spiders hold eggs. Webs help spiders hide catch food. Whithout webs, spiders would not be able to live like they do. Spiders need their webs to survive!.

Reading Comprehension Exercise1

Instructions: Answer, in Spanish, the next questions.

Before reading:

Aplique las estrategias 1 y 4 antes de leer el texto “Spider Webs” y explique a continuación cuáles son las ideas generadas a partir de la lectura global.

Las telarañas ayudan  a las arañas a esconderse.

Las telarañas ayudan  a las arañas a tener sus huevos unidos.

Las telarañas ayudan a las arañas a sujetar la comida.

While reading:

Aplique las estrategias 3 y deduzca la idea principal de cada párrafo antes de leer el texto por completo.

Las telarañas ayudan  a las arañas a tener sus huevos unidos.

Las telarañas ayudan  a las arañas a esconderse.

Las telarañas ayudan a las arañas a sujetar la comida.

Las arañas necesitan sus telarañas para sobrevivir.

Comprehension Questions:

1) This passage is mostly about

A. spider colors

B. spider webs

C. spider eggs

2) Spider webs help spiders

I. hold eggs - II. catch food - III. find water

A. I only

B. I and II only

C. I, II, and III

3) As used in paragraph 4, the word trapped most nearly means.

A. stuck

B. hidden

C. eaten

4) How can spiders tell when something is trapped in their web?

A. They hear it.

B. They smell it.

C. They feel it.

5) As used in the last sentence of the passage, the word survive means to stay

A. alive

B. hidden

C. caught

6) The passage lists three reasons why spiders spin webs (paragraph 1). Of these reasons, which do you think is the most important? Why?

The reason most important for me, is that your webs help spiders catch food, because is your form of survive.

7) Are the spider webs good? Do spiders need them? Why or why not?

Of course webs are good and spiders need of them for survive, their webs help hold eggs, catch food and hide.