Using Context Clues

Pangolinshave a physical resemblance, or a likeness, to an armadillo, Like an armadillo, pangolins have claws and armored bodies. When they are attacked or feel threatened, pangolins thwart combat by rolling into a hard ball and hiding. Like bats and other animals that sleep all day, pangolins are nocturnal. Because they lack teeth, eating tiny stones with their food is critical for pangolins to digest their food. 1. A pangolin is a machine animal a kind of toy musical instrument 2. Which phrase from the paragraph best helps you understand the meaning of the word resemblance? having a physical or likeness with claws armored bodies 3. What does the phrase thwart combat mean in the paragraph? get attacked attack others avoid a fight start a fight 4. What does the word nocturnal suggest about the pangolins? They roll into hard balls. They are awake at night. They are like all other animals. They lack teeth. 5. What does the word critical mean in the paragraph? safe possible necessary imaginable Using this link watch the video on pangolins. What is something you learned about pangolins? Write your ideas in complete sentences below.