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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Grasshoppers and Water Striders.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Grasshoppers" describes the __________ of grasshoppers.
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Eating.
(c) Hatching.
(d) Dying.

2. "Water Striders" asks whether this insect's ability to walk on water is what?
(a) Fun.
(b) A miracle.
(c) Dangerous.
(d) Useful.

3. This speaking imitates ___________.
(a) The movements of the grasshoppers.
(b) The movements of the old grasshoppers.
(c) The movements of one grasshopper.
(d) The movements of the young grasshoppers.

4. Whom do the water striders try to teach to walk on water?
(a) People.
(b) Small mammals.
(c) Young water striders.
(d) Other insect species.

5. Who reads which part of this book?
(a) One person reads the lines on the left, while the other person reads the lines on the right.
(b) Each person takes turns reading a paragraph.
(c) One person reads the odd chapters, while the other person reads the even ones.
(d) Each person takes turns reading a line.

Short Answer Questions

1. Are the water striders able to successfully teach others to walk on water?

2. This poem is also filled with ___________.

3. When do the speakers say this, in regards to the answer to number 14?

4. What do the water striders call those they attempt to teach to walk on water?

5. What does the water strider feel when its students cannot perform its special skill?

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