Grasshoppers are insects. People also call them short-horned grasshoppers because they do not have any nose. We can find about 10.000 different species in many different parts of the world.

Like most insects, they lay eggs. The outer layer of their body will get harder when they grow older. Most grasshoppers are green, brown, or olive-green.
A grasshopper’s body consists of the head, thorax, and abdomen, which are covered by a hard exoskeleton. Grasshoppers breathe through a series of holes called spiracles, which are located along the sides of the body . Grasshoppers are able to hop, walk, and fly. They hop with their long hind legs. Their short front legs are used to hold prey and to walk. Many male grasshoppers usually make noise by rubbing their back legs together.
The grasshoppers eat plants. In the ecosystem, their predators include birds, beetles, rodents, reptiles, and spiders. Some files also eat grasshopper eggs.
1. The text mainly tells us about . . . .
A. grasshoppers in general C. grasshoppers and their predators
B. the diet of grasshoppers D. the breeding system of a grasshopper
2. What is the suitable tittle for the Text ?
A. Insects C. Grasshoppers
B. People D. Animals
3. How do the grasshoppers make noise ?
A. By rubbing their back legs together. C. By rubbing their antennae.
B. By making noise from their mouth. D. By hopping here and there.
4. What does the third paragraph tell us about ?
A. The breeding system of grasshoppers. C. The species of grasshoppers
B. The anatomy of grasshoppers. D. The diet of grasshoppers.
5. “ Their predators include birds, beetles, rodents, reptiles, . . . “
The underlined word means . . . .
A. animals with scales and fins C. small mammals with large sharp front teeth
B. wild animals with sharp fangs D. animals with sharp spiky hairs to protect themselves
6. The generic structure for the text is . . . .
A. Identification – Description C. Tittle –Identification – Description
B. Goal – Material – Steps D. Orientation – Complication – Reorientation
2. Complete the sentences by using the suitable words !
7. Buffaloes . . . big, strong, dark-colored mammals with huge horns
A. Are B. is C. were D. was
8. Water buffaloes are . . . in the wetter areas of Asia.
A. find B. found C. finds D. to find
9. Bats use sound to . . . insects in the darkness.
A. Catches B. catching C. catch D. caught
10. Bats have big . . . , furry bodies, and wings like leather.
A. legs B. wings C. bodies D. ears

Grasshoppers are insects. People also call them short-horned grasshoppers because they do not have any nose. We can find about 10.000 different species in many different parts of the world.