Core (860~950) | How Do Camels Survive in the Desert?

📗 Core Reading · Lexile 860~950


✔ 학습 목표

사막에 사는 낙타가 어떻게 극한 환경에서 살아남는지 알아보고,
주요 정보를 바탕으로 독해와 문법을 함께 연습해요.


🔹 Reading Passage

Camels live in the hot and dry desert.
They can survive in places where water and food are hard to find.
Camels have long eyelashes to keep out sand and can close their nostrils during sandstorms.
Their humps store fat, not water.
This fat gives them energy when food is not available.
Camels can also go for days without drinking water.
These special traits help them live in the desert.


🔹 Reading Comprehension Questions

Q1. What is the main reason camels can live in the desert?
A. They eat only sand
B. They never need water
C. Their bodies are made for desert life
D. They sleep during the day

Q2. What is stored in a camel’s hump?
A. Water
B. Food
C. Fat
D. Sand


🔹 Vocabulary Quiz

Q3. What does the word “traits” mean in the passage?
A. Tracks in the sand
B. Special features
C. Long walks
D. Places to sleep


🔹 Grammar Quiz

Q4. Choose the correct sentence using present simple tense:
A. Camels stores water in their humps
B. Camels store fat in their humps
C. Camel store fat in hump
D. Camels storing water during storms


🔹 어휘 정리표

영어 단어Meaning예문
harddifficult어려운Water is hard to find in the desert.
eyelashhair on eyelids속눈썹Camels have long eyelashes to protect their eyes.
nostrilnose opening콧구멍They close their nostrils during sandstorms.
traitspecial feature특징Camels have traits that help them survive.

✔ 정답 및 해설

  • Q1 정답: C
    Camels have special traits that help them survive in the desert.
    (Type: Main Idea)
  • Q2 정답: C
    The passage says their humps store fat, not water.
    (Type: Supporting Detail)
  • Q3 정답: B
    “Traits” means special features or characteristics.
    (Type: Vocabulary in Context)
  • Q4 정답: B
    “Camels” is plural, so we use “store” (no -s).
    (Type: Subject-Verb Agreement)

✔ Extra Grammar Note

A plural subject takes a base verb without -s.
– 복수 주어에는 -s 없는 동사 원형을 씀.


📝 Grammar Exercise

Choose the correct sentence:
A. Camels stores fat in their humps
B. Camels store fat in their humps

정답: B


📂 Grammar Lab

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