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Camouflage is a way animals hide by blending in with their surroundings.
A snowshoe hare’s fur is brown in summer and white in winter, so it matches the ground. A stick insect looks so much like a twig that birds fly right past it. An octopus can change its skin color and texture in less than a second.
Camouflage helps prey animals hide from predators. But predators use it too: a tiger’s stripes help it sneak up on animals in tall grass.
Vocabulary: predator — use clues to define it: ________________
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Free Grade 4 English worksheet (Common Core RI.4.4): analyze text structure, word meaning and author’s purpose in "Animal Camouflage". Skill: Word choice, structure and point of view. Level: Grade 4 — also suits Year 5 (UK).
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Word choice, structure and point of view.
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