Grade 5 (A1) · Fact text · 101 words

Camels in the Desert

A short fact text about camels, how they live in the hot desert and why they can walk a long time without water.

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1Camels live in the . The is very hot in the day and cold at night. There is not much water there, but camels can live in this hard place.

2A camel can walk for many days water. When it finds water, it drinks a lot very fast. Some camels have one , and some camels have two humps. The is full of , not water. The gives the camel .

3Camels have long . They help to keep sand out of their eyes. People in the use camels to things from place to place.

📘 Glossary

desert - a very dry place with little water
without - not having something
hump - the big lump on a camel's back
fat - the soft stuff in the body that stores energy
energy - the power to move and do things
eyelashes - the small hairs around the eyes
carry - to take something from one place to another

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1. What is the desert like at night?
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2. What is inside the camel's hump?
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3. What do the long eyelashes do?
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4. Complete: Some camels have one hump, and some camels have ______ humps.
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5. What does a camel do when it finds water?
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6. How do people in the desert use camels?
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7. What is the text mainly about?

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