Rephrasing for a 7-year-old
In summer, Arctic foxes are brown to match the rocky soil.
In this sentence, blend means the fox colors help it stay hidden by looking like the ground around it.
- Brown color helps the fox hide from predators.
- The word blend can be replaced with match, hide, or look like.
Example replacements:
- In summer, Arctic foxes are brown to match the rocky soil.
- In summer, Arctic foxes are brown to look like the ground.
- In summer, Arctic foxes are brown to hide among the rocks.