Grade 2 Nonfiction Assessment " A Butterfly's life"

Grade 2 Nonfiction Assessment " A Butterfly's life"

Multiple Choice

Which fact below is NOT true about caterpillars?

• they eat as soon as they hatch from their eggs

• They use their strong jaws to eat other insects.

• They are hairy and have a long stomach.

• They use their many legs to move to new food.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following nonfiction text features is included in A Butterfly's Life"?

• Contents page

• photographs

• a glossary

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

Which of the following text structures does the author use to explain the life cycle of a butterfly?

• problem and solution

• chronological

• cause and effect

• none of the above

Multiple Choice

During what stage does thew caterpillar rest and not move or eat?

• stage 1

• stage 2

• stage 3

• stage 4

Multiple Choice

The author wrote this book so readers could

• understand the lifecycles of a butterfly

• understand how butterflies help a plant grow

• learn how to care for butterflies in their garden

• learn about different kinds of insects.

Open Ended

In the text The Butterfly's Life, you learned how a butterfly goes through many changes during the four stages of its life. During which stage do you think most changes occur? Use details from the text to support your response.

Open Ended

Write a letter to a friend or relative and tell him or her two three surprising new facts that you learned about butterflies. You may wish to begin the body of your letter with the sentence, " never knew that butterflies...