Generating information about bats to be used in a non-chronological report | English

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Which of these is a specific feature of a non-chronological report?
- a title ✓
- rhyming words
- capital letters
Which of these is a feature of a non-chronological report?
- instructions
- subheadings ✓
- characters
What does the introduction of a non-chronological report do?
- give the reader some brief, general information ✓
- give specific and detailed information
- introduce the characters and the setting
Put these sections of a non-chronological report in order.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  introduction
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  section 1
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  section 2
The title and subheadings should always be...
- written in all capital letters.
- written in coloured ink.
- underlined. ✓
'Brilliant Bats' would be a good subheading for a section all about...
- hedgehogs.
- bats. ✓
- badgers.

What is the name for changes that animals and plants have developed over millions of years to help them survive?
- alterations
- adaptations ✓
- features
What are animals called that sleep during the day and are active at night?
- nocturnal ✓
- sleepy
- diurnal
Which of these animals is not nocturnal?
- fox
- owl
- bat
- hedgehog
- squirrel ✓
Bats are the only mammal that can...
- jump.
- swim.
- fly. ✓
The bones in bat's wings help it to do what very quickly?
- change direction when flying ✓
- make interesting shapes
- fly without moving
What does a bat use to help it understand its surroundings?
- its eyes
- a radar
- echolocation ✓

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Bats are nocturnal animals, which means they sleep during the day and are awake at night.
Bats have very poor eyesight, but use echolocation to help them navigate their way around.
Bats have leathery wings which help them to fly quickly.
Over millions of years, bats have developed adaptations to help them survive.

Pupils may think that bats are not nocturnal because they can be seen at zoos during the day.

Explain that zoos use carefully planned changes of lighting to help the bats think that it is night during the day.

Nocturnal - being active or happening at night rather than during the day
Echolocation - a technique used by bats, dolphins and other animals to determine the location of objects using reflected sound
Adaptations - special body parts or behaviours that help a living thing survive in an environment
Habitat - the environment where an animal lives