Bats - Free Printable

Here is the completed text with the correct words filled in, followed by a clear explanation for each choice:

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Completed Text:

Many different kinds of bats live in the jungle.
(1) Some of them eat fruit or fish.
You do not often see bats (2) because in the day they sleep. They always fly at night to find
(3) their food. Many people think that bats cannot
(4) see, but fruit bats have very good eyes. They can find fruit on trees at night. Fruit bats only have
(5) one baby. The mother carries
(6) her baby for eight weeks and then it learns to fly.

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✔ Explanation for Each Blank:

#### (1) Some
- Why? The sentence says “Many different kinds of bats...” and then specifies “of them eat fruit or fish.” This implies *not all*, but *a portion*. “Some” is the correct word to indicate a part of the group.
- Alternatives like “All” or “Most” would be too strong without more context — and the next sentences talk about *fruit bats* specifically, suggesting not all bats eat fruit/fish.

#### (2) because
- Why? The sentence explains *why* you don’t often see bats during the day — “they sleep.” So we need a conjunction that introduces a reason → because.
- Example: “You don’t see them in the day *because* they sleep.”

#### (3) their
- Why? “They always fly at night to find ___ food.” Since “they” refers to the bats, the possessive pronoun must match → their.
- Grammar rule: “their” = belonging to them.

#### (4) see
- Why? The sentence contrasts a common belief (“bats cannot ___”) with a fact (“but fruit bats have very good eyes”). If they have good eyes, they *can* see — so the misconception is that they *cannot see*.
- Also fits contextually: many people wrongly believe bats are blind.

#### (5) one
- Why? “Fruit bats only have ___ baby.” The word “only” suggests a small number — typically, fruit bats give birth to just one pup per pregnancy.
- This is biologically accurate for most fruit bat species.

#### (6) her
- Why? “The mother carries ___ baby…” Since the subject is “the mother,” the possessive pronoun should be her (referring to the mother’s baby).
- Grammar: “her baby” = the baby belonging to her.

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✔ Final Answer:
1. Some
2. because
3. their
4. see
5. one
6. her

This solution is grammatically correct, logically consistent with the context, and matches biological facts about bats.