Week: 3
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I.
Read the short selection carefully and identify whether the statement is a FACT or OPINION. Write
your answers in the blank space provided.
Carlo went to the zoo with his parents last Saturday. It took them an hour to
get there because there was a lot of traffic. He had a lot of fun looking at all the
animals. He thought that polar bears were really cute. The lions looked ferocious
and wild. He even had a chance to see the giraffe during feeding time. On the
way home he fell asleep because he was so tired.
1. Carlo went to the zoo with his parents.
2. He thinks that the polar bears were so cute.
3. He saw the giraffe during feeding time.
4. The lion seems ferocious and wild.
5. Carlo fell asleep because he was to tired.
II.
Read the short passage carefully and give what is asked.
Tarsiers
Tarsiers are extraordinary camivorous primates found in Bohol, Philippines. They
have the largest eyes relative to body size of any mammal. Each eyeball is around 16
millimeters in diameter, which is as large as the tarsier's entire brain, but every millimeter
is necessary since the tarsier is a nocturnal species. The eyes are so large, they cannot
rotate them, and so they have a neck that does the work instead. Tarsiers can rotate
their necks a full 180 degrees in either direction, just like owls. But because these animals
have big eyes with small body, they seem very cute and attractive to people and tourist.
Tarsiers do not eat plant matter of any kind. They feast on insects, reptiles like lizards
and snakes, frogs, birds and even bats. While small and cute, they are serious ambush
predators, waiting silently for prey to approach nearby- and can even snag birds and
bats right out of the air. I think that's the smartest tactic tarsiers do to catch prey and
feed them.
Our country is very fortunate to have this Philippine tarsier specie. So I believe that
we need to take good care of these extraordinary animals, the tarsiers.​