Question 1

This article is mostly about —

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the Mexican free-tailed bats that live underneath the Ann W. Richards Congress Avenue Bridge

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why Austin houses the largest urban bat colony in America

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why Mexican free-tailed bats migrate to Austin every spring

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how many insects are consumed by Mexican free-tailed bats in Texas every year

Question 2

What is the main idea of paragraph 3?

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Expansion joints under the bridge in Austin make good homes for bats.

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Expansion joints help keep bridges from cracking.

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Engineers redesigned the Ann W. Richards Congress Avenue Bridge in 1980.

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The Ann W. Richards Congress Avenue Bridge is located in Austin, Texas.

Question 3

Mexican free-tailed bats choose to live near water because —

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water attracts the kinds of insects they like to eat

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they enjoy swimming and bathing in warm water

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they need a lot of water to survive

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water cools the temperature of the air where they live

Question 4

Why are the bats important to the city of Austin?

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Bats eat large numbers of insects and bring business into the city.

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Bats have made the Ann W. Richards Congress Avenue Bridge and other bridges famous.

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Bats are entertaining and provide a good reason to hold festivals.

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Bats migrate to Austin to have their babies.

Question 5

Which sentence from paragraph 5 best shows the main idea of the paragraph?

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They educated the people of Austin about Mexican free-tailed bats.

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They explained that bats are gentle and sophisticated animals that can eat up to 30,000 insects, including mosquitoes, each night.

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Bat conservationists listened to the community members’ concerns and stepped in.

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Once people understood, they began to appreciate the bats.

Question 6

What are paragraphs 6 and 7 mostly about?

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Interesting facts about a type of bat

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Different species of bats in the world

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Why bats are good for people

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How bats first came to Austin, Texas

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