Groundhog Day Reading Passages with questions and answers.
Read and test comprehension online or print and use offline. Recommended level: 2nd Grade and up
What Is a Groundhog?
Groundhogs are furry animals about the size of a cat. They are also called "woodchucks" or "whistle pigs".
Groundhogs spend most of their time underground. They use their strong limbs and sharp claws to dig tunnels and burrows (big holes).
These underground burrows are very important. That's where groundhogs sleep and have their babies in the spring. The burrows are a good place to hide from their enemies. Coyotes, black bears, foxes, and hawks like to snack on groundhogs.
When the weather is good, groundhogs spend a lot of time eating. They like grasses, berries, clover, and tree bark. They love eating alfalfa and are sometimes a pest to farmers.
Why do groundhogs eat so much? They have to store up fat to be ready for their long winter nap called a "hibernation". For about 3 or 4 months they go into a very deep sleep. Their breathing slows down so much, you can barely tell they are alive.
Adult groundhogs are the size of a cat a fox a rat a cat
What is a burrow? a baby groundhog a type of tree a big hole a big hole
When do groundhogs have babies? winter spring fall spring
About how long do groundhogs hibernate? 24 hours 3 months 1 year 3 months
What is another name for a groundhog? brown squirrel groundpig woodchuck woodchuck
Where are burrows located? treetops grassy fields underground underground
Which of these is a favorite food of groundhogs? alfalfa earthworms peanuts alfalfa
Which of these is NOT an enemy of the groundhog? a bear a fox a rat a rat
Which of these is NOT eaten by groundhogs? berries mice tree bark mice
Groundhogs starve themselves before their winter hibernation. True False It doesn't say in the story. False
Why do groundhogs sleep in burrows? to hide from their enemies to eat lots of worms Both are correct. to hide from their enemies
What does "hibernate" mean? to have babies to sleep deeply through the winter to dig underground to sleep deeply through the winter
