🎧 Listen to today’s story
📚 Key Words
| Word | Meaning | 中文 |
|---|---|---|
| reptile | An animal like a snake or lizard that has cold blood. | 爬行动物 |
| ground | The surface of the earth that we walk on. | 地面 |
| tunnel | A long path or hole under the ground. | 隧道 |
| clever | Quick at learning and understanding things. | 聪明的 |
| trick | To make someone believe something that is not true. | 欺骗 |
| movement | The act of changing position or going from one place to another. | 移动 |
| insect | A small animal with six legs, such as a fly or an ant. | 昆虫 |
| secret | Something that is hidden or not known by many people. | 秘密的 |
📖 Read the story
The worm lizard is a strange animal. It looks like a long pink worm, but it is actually a reptile. Most worm lizards have no legs, but some have two small front legs. They live deep in the ground and use their hard heads to dig tunnels. Their tails and heads look exactly the same. This is very clever because it tricks other animals. Worm lizards can move forwards and backwards very well. They cannot see much because skin covers their eyes. However, they can feel movements in the ground. This helps them find insects to eat. Worm lizards live in warm places like Africa and South America. Scientists like them because they are very different from other lizards. They stay in the dark soil most of the time, so people rarely see them. They are like secret underground explorers. Would you like to find one in your garden?
✏️ Answer the questions
1. What kind of animal is a worm lizard?
- A.A bird
- B.A reptile
- C.A fish
- D.An insect
2. How do worm lizards dig their tunnels?
- A.With their tails
- B.With their back legs
- C.With their hard heads
- D.With their teeth
3. Why is it hard to tell the head from the tail?
- A.Because they are very long
- B.To help them run faster
- C.To trick other animals
- D.Because they have no skin
4. How do they find insects to eat if they cannot see well?
- A.They use their ears to hear
- B.They feel movements in the ground
- C.They use their long noses
- D.They wait for the sun to come out
5. Why is it difficult for people to find worm lizards?
- A.They only live in the sea
- B.They are very big and scary
- C.They fly high in the sky
- D.They spend most of their time in the dark soil