7RI- Ladybug

79. What is the MAIN organizational structure of the first paragraph in "How to Release Ladybugs Into the Garden"?

• A. It describes the appearance of ladybugs in a garden.

• B. It states a problem with ladybugs and promises a solution.

• C. It discusses ways to care for a garden with help from ladybugs.

• D. It gives the steps of the process for using ladybugs when gardening.

80. Read the sentence from the passage "How to Release Ladybugs into the Garden".

So, you’ve decided to cut back on using pesticides in your garden.

What do the words cut back mean in this sentence?

• A. to separate

• B. to reduce

• C. to slice

• D. to end

81. The organizational pattern of this passage "How to Release Ladybug Into the Garden" can BEST be described as

• A. a comparison of different breeds of ladybugs.

• B. a description of how ladybugs rid a garden of pests.

• C. a process relating how to prepare and release ladybugs.

• D. a list of the advantages and disadvantages of using ladybugs.

82. BOTH “Early Summer Morning” and “How to Release Ladybugs Into the Garden” suggest that ladybugs are

• A. useful.

• B. plodding.

• C. plentiful.

• D. untidy.

83. Which lines from “Early Summer Morning” state an idea also found in “How to Release

Ladybugs Into the Garden”?

• A. as you sought your ladybug way / along my windowpane.

• B. Like a seasoned soldier, / back and forth you marched,

• C. somehow, you became / the helpless prisoner of the screen.

• D. and set you on your lovely way, / defender of my garden once again.

84. What can readers conclude from the title of the passage and the illustration in "How to Release Ladybugs into the Garden"?

• A. Once ladybugs get into your garden, they will stay there.

• B. Ladybugs are known for eating the leaves of garden plants.

• C. Ladybugs keep gardens healthy by eating aphids and other pests.

• D. Once you release ladybugs into your garden, you will see them on leaves.

85. Which idea is found in BOTH “Early Summer Morning” and “How to Release Ladybugs Into the Garden”?

• A. Pesticides are dangerous to ladybugs.

• B. It is difficult to get ladybugs to eat aphids.

• C. Ladybugs encounter a variety of dangers.

• D. It is challenging to capture ladybugs in gardens.

86. Which statement is NOT supported in the passage "How to Release Ladybugs into the Garden"?

• A. Ladybugs can live for a short time in the refrigerator.

• B. Ladybugs can travel in a net bag for three to five days.

• C. Ladybugs can be purchased from nurseries or by mail order.

• D. Ladybugs can survive in a garden where pesticides are used.

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87. According to the passage,"How to Release Ladybugs Into the Garden", when should ladybugs be released into the garden?

• A. at noon

• B. after sunset

• C. before sunrise

• D. around midnight

88. Which text feature would BEST display the information in "How to Release Ladybugs Into the Garden"?

• A. a bulleted list stating the materials needed to care for ladybugs

• B. a Venn diagram comparing ladybugs with other insects

• C. a flow chart showing the process of releasing ladybugs into the garden

• D. a timeline noting the stages in ladybug development