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Amazing Animals: The Scorpion

Explore the fascinating world of scorpions with this A2 English reading activity about desert ninjas and their unique features.

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Explore the fascinating world of scorpions with this A2 English reading activity about desert ninjas and their unique features.

Reading Text

Scorpions are amazing animals found in many places, especially in the desert. There are about 1,500 different species of scorpions. Many people think they are insects, but they are actually arachnids. This means they have eight legs, just like spiders. Scorpions have sensitive hairs on their bodies that help them find prey. They also have a stinging tail to protect themselves and catch food. One of the most interesting things about scorpions is that they glow in the dark under a special UV light. When they eat, they digest their food on the outside of their bodies and then slurp it up. Most scorpions are not dangerous to humans, but it is always best to be careful. They are like little desert ninjas!

Activities

Vocabulary

Definitions:

Text: A dry area of land with very little water.
Text: A group of animals that are similar.
Text: Animals like spiders that have eight legs.
Text: An animal that is hunted and killed by another for food.
Text: To break down food so the body can use it.

Items:

Label: desert
Answer: A
Label: species
Answer: B
Label: arachnids
Answer: C
Label: prey
Answer: D
Label: digest
Answer: E

Fill In The Blanks:

Before: The sand scorpion lives in the
After: of North America.
Answer: desert
Before: There are 1,500 different
After: of scorpions in the world.
Answer: species
Before: Scorpions are
After: because they have eight legs.
Answer: arachnids
Before: They use sensitive hairs to find their
After: at night.
Answer: prey
Before: Scorpions
After: their food outside their bodies.
Answer: digest

Scrambled:

Text: to be generated
Answer: Scorpions have eight legs.
Text: to be generated
Answer: They live in the desert.
Text: to be generated
Answer: They glow in the dark.
Text: to be generated
Answer: The scorpion has a stinging tail.
Text: to be generated
Answer: They eat small insects.

Comprehension

Questions:

Text: Scorpions are a type of insect.
Answer: false
Text: How many legs does a scorpion have?
Options:
- Six
- Eight
- Ten
- Four
Answer: Eight
Text: Most Scorpions glow in the dark under UV light.
Answer: true
Text: Where do most scorpions live?
Options:
- In the ocean
- In the forest
- In the desert
- In the snow
Answer: In the desert
Text: All scorpions are very dangerous to humans.
Answer: false