Question

Have you ever heard the sound of a hummingbird? They make a buzzing noise when they

fly. They make this noise because they beat their wings so fast. They beat their wings up to

80 times a second. All that flapping makes a lot of noise. That's why we call them

hummingbirds. Hummingbirds fly uniquely. They move their wings so fast that they can

hover. This means that they can stay in one spot in the middle of the air, like a helicopter.

Sometimes they fly or hover upside down. They are the only bird that flies backward.

Hummingbirds are small. One type called the bee hummingbird is the smallest bird in the

world. Bee hummingbirds weigh less than a penny. They are just a little bit bigger than

bees. I guess that's where they get their name. Bee hummingbirds build tiny nests. They

use cobwebs and bits of bark to make their homes. Their homes are only an inch around.

This is big enough for their eggs though. Their eggs are smaller than peas. People have

found these tiny nests on a clothespin. Hummingbirds move fast. It takes lots of energy to

move as fast as they do. This means that they need to eat a lot of food. Their favourite food

is nectar, a sweet liquid inside of some flowers. They drink more than their own weight in

nectar daily. They have to visit hundreds of flowers to get enough nectar to live. They can

only store enough energy to survive through the night. They live on the edge.

Hummingbirds don't use their long beaks like straws. They have a tongue just like you.

They use their tongues for eating. They flick their tongues in and out of their mouths while

inside of flowers. They lap up nectar. Flowers give them the energy that they need.

Hummingbirds help flowers too. They get pollen on their heads and bills when they feed.

Flowers use pollen to make seeds. Hummingbirds help pollen get from one flower to the

next. This helps flowers make more seeds. More seeds mean more flowers. More flowers

mean more food for hummingbirds. Isn't it nice how that works out?


Find the word from the passage that means the same


a) stay in one spot in the middle of the air.


b) a wooden or plastic clip for securing clothes to a clothes line.​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. hover

2. clothespin