• Practice for every day of the school year • Help students prepare for standardized testing

1.
Draw and color a large picture of the animal on one sheet of white paper.
2.
Cut a peephole in the other sheet of paper. Make sure part of the animal
will show through that hole.
3.
Staple the peephole page to the animal drawing along the very top.
4.
Draw and color the animal’s habitat on the top page. Make sure your drawing 
blends with the part of the animal that shows through the peephole.
5.
Let the guessing begin! Give a clue, if you wish.
SKILL PRACTICE
Read the question. Fill in the bubble next to the correct answer.
 1. The author wrote the passage to 
.
A 
explain all about camouflage
B 
tell you to wear camouflage clothing
C 
make you laugh
D 
tell how to make something
 2. Which one best explains what the
author wants you to learn?
A 
where animals live
B 
how to draw animals 
C 
the ways animals use camouflage
D 
how animals blend into their habitats
 3. Why are you told to find out about a 
camouflaged animal before you begin?
A 
to make sure your drawing is correct
B 
to see how to cut the peephole
C 
to look at nice pictures
D 
to trace the animals
 4. The best place to cut the peephole
is 
.
A 
on the edge of the top page
B 
in the middle of the drawing page
C 
where it will show the animal’s body
D 
where it will show the animal’s habitat
STRATEGY PRACTICE
Tell a partner about another project or craft you have done recently.
Author’s Purpose
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