Here are the answers to the reading comprehension questions based on the passage "A Rare Kind of Squirrel."
1. What is the main idea of the passage?
The main idea is about the narrator finding, caring for, and raising a rare baby squirrel named Small until she grew up.
2. How do you know?
I know this because every paragraph talks about a different part of that process: finding her, building her a nest, feeding her, and describing how she looked and acted as she got older.
3. Underline the most important information in each paragraph.
*(Since I cannot underline text directly here, I have listed the key sentence or phrase from each paragraph below. You should underline these sentences in your worksheet.)*
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Paragraph 1: "...we found a creature who became my particular favourite, a very rare kind of squirrel... The most important thing was to construct a suitable nest..."
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Paragraph 2: "Eventually I found a small square biscuit tin in which I placed a hot-water bottle... Into this I put Small." AND "To begin with her food consisted of a milk mixture..."
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Paragraph 3: "She soon grew into a very lovely squirrel with an orange head... She was absolutely tame from the moment she opened her eyes..."
4. Write a summary. Tell what is the most important.
While staying in Mamfe, the narrator found a tiny, blind baby squirrel and named her Small. To keep her safe and warm, the narrator built a special nest using a biscuit tin, cotton wool, and a hot water bottle. The narrator fed Small milk with an eye-dropper and carried her everywhere. As Small grew, she developed beautiful green and orange fur and a long tail. She became very tame and loved being tickled by the narrator.
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