Name:------------------------

Class 5/

12

Dear Parents:

Please make sure that your

son/daughter can read the words

mentioned in each page before

reading.

Example:

If your child is going to read p.1

to p.3, he/she has to read the

main vocabulary in each page

before reading the story.

G-Choose the correct

answers:

1- Ants ………………

- are not social insects.

-have lived since the time of

dinosaurs.

2- Where can we often find an ant nest?

-Under a log or rock.

- Near tall trees.

3- ……………………… help the queen ant.

- Old ants. - Young ants.

11

•Page 2

social: how people live together

dig: to make a hole by removing

soil

beneath: under

•Page 3

chamber: a room

•Page 5

tunnel: a passage that goes

under the ground or through a hill

•Page 8

release: to let go

E-Answer the following

questions:

1- What makes ants social

animals?

Ants are social animals, as they

live , work and solve their

problems together.

2. Why is an ant one of the strongest animals on earth?

It is one of the strongest animals, because the ant can carry a seed 5 times its weight.

3. Name the three animals that eat ants.

Anteater, lizards and birds.

F-Use the word in a sentence:

dig: He digs a hole to hide the

toy.

11

Ants have been alive

since the time of the

dinosaurs .

Ants are important

insects because they

move soil, eat bugs, and

they are larger in

number than other

insects. An ant is one of

the strongest animals

on earth because it can

carry a seed five times

its weight.

C-Match each word with its

meaning:

•social: - to let go

•beneath: - under

•release: - a room

•chamber: - how people live

together

D-Use the word in a good

sentence:

chamber:An ant nest has some

chambers.

10 1

They live in social

groups and work

together

to solve their problems.

like people.

Ants build their

homes underground.

They dig to form an

anthill. Beneath the

anthill there is the ant

nest. The nests are

often built beneath a

rock or log.

A-Choose the correct words

from the box to complete the

following sentences:

1- The train goes through a tunnel in the mountain.

2- We had a picnic beneath a large tree.

3- I like to dig into the sand with my hands.

4- Cars release carbon dioxide in the air.

B-Use this word in a

sentence:

beneath: He hid his ball beneath

the table. 29

dig – tunnel – release - beneath

Small nests have

only one chamber.

Large nests have

thousands of chambers.

All the nests protect

ants, eggs, and food

from weather and other

animals.

Leafcutter ants take

the leaves to the nest to

recycle them, and

release nutrients into

the ground that help the

plants grow.

38

Ants spend their lives

working together. They

begin their working lives

by cleaning themselves,

then they start sharing

food and licking each

other. They are all

active and they work

until they die .

Sometimes ants are

not safe even in their

own homes because the

giant anteater can open

an ant nest in minutes

and eat 20000 ants in

one meal. The giant

anteater’s body is

designed to eat ants. It

is slow and has no

teeth. It has strong

claws to dig through

hard dirt, and a sticky

long tongue. 47

Young ants work in

the nest, helping the

queen ant, and digging

tunnels. Other ants

search for food, protect

the nest, and dig more

tunnels.

The world is a

dangerous place for

ants. There are many

kinds of animals that

eat ants, such as lizards,

birds, and ant lions.

56