Reading Comprehension- NF Tulips

What would be the best title for this passage?

What is your favorite type of flower? Some people like roses. Other people like daffodils or daisies. I think the most beautiful kind of flower is the tulip. Tulips don't grow from seeds. They grow from bulbs buried under the soil. I plant them in the fall. In the spring, the flowers bloom. Tulips come in many colors, like red, white, yellow, purple and pink. Some are all one color. Others are striped and have more than one color. Still others look like they were dipped in paint. Some tulips have petals with smooth edges. “Parrot tulips” are fun flowers because they have edges that look like feathers. Tulips grow in many places. Some cities have a tulip festival every year. The tulips’ bright colors are a sure sign of spring.

• Tulips are Amazing

• Spring Flowers

• Brilliant Bulbs

• Plants help the Earth

How does the author feel about tulips?

What is your favorite type of flower? Some people like roses. Other people like daffodils or daisies. I think the most beautiful kind of flower is the tulip. Tulips don't grow from seeds. They grow from bulbs buried under the soil. I plant them in the fall. In the spring, the flowers bloom. Tulips come in many colors, like red, white, yellow, purple and pink. Some are all one color. Others are striped and have more than one color. Still others look like they were dipped in paint. Some tulips have petals with smooth edges. “Parrot tulips” are fun flowers because they have edges that look like feathers. Tulips grow in many places. Some cities have a tulip festival every year. The tulips’ bright colors are a sure sign of spring.

• Roses are better than tulips

• Everyone should plant tulips

• Tulips are his/her favorite flower.

• Tulips are ugly flowers

What is a daffodil?

What is your favorite type of flower? Some people like roses. Other people like daffodils or daisies. I think the most beautiful kind of flower is the tulip. Tulips don't grow from seeds. They grow from bulbs buried under the soil. I plant them in the fall. In the spring, the flowers bloom. Tulips come in many colors, like red, white, yellow, purple and pink. Some are all one color. Others are striped and have more than one color. Still others look like they were dipped in paint. Some tulips have petals with smooth edges. “Parrot tulips” are fun flowers because they have edges that look like feathers. Tulips grow in many places. Some cities have a tulip festival every year. The tulips’ bright colors are a sure sign of spring.

• A kind of tulip

• A type of flower

• A type of animal

• A fruit

How are tulips different from most flowers?

What is your favorite type of flower? Some people like roses. Other people like daffodils or daisies. I think the most beautiful kind of flower is the tulip. Tulips don't grow from seeds. They grow from bulbs buried under the soil. I plant them in the fall. In the spring, the flowers bloom. Tulips come in many colors, like red, white, yellow, purple and pink. Some are all one color. Others are striped and have more than one color. Still others look like they were dipped in paint. Some tulips have petals with smooth edges. “Parrot tulips” are fun flowers because they have edges that look like feathers. Tulips grow in many places. Some cities have a tulip festival every year. The tulips’ bright colors are a sure sign of spring.

• There are different types of tulips.

• Tulips grow in the spring.

• Tulips come in all different colors

• Tulips grow from bulbs not seeds

Why are some tulips called "Parrot Tulips"?

What is your favorite type of flower? Some people like roses. Other people like daffodils or daisies. I think the most beautiful kind of flower is the tulip. Tulips don't grow from seeds. They grow from bulbs buried under the soil. I plant them in the fall. In the spring, the flowers bloom. Tulips come in many colors, like red, white, yellow, purple and pink. Some are all one color. Others are striped and have more than one color. Still others look like they were dipped in paint. Some tulips have petals with smooth edges. “Parrot tulips” are fun flowers because they have edges that look like feathers. Tulips grow in many places. Some cities have a tulip festival every year. The tulips’ bright colors are a sure sign of spring.

• They are colorful.

• They have edges that look like feathers.

• Parrots eat them.

• The bulbs are shaped like parrot heads.

Is the Statement a FACT or an OPINION?

I think the most beautiful flower is the tulip.

• Fact

• Opinion

Is the Statement a FACT or an OPINION?

Tulips don't grow from seeds.

• Fact

• Opinion

Is the Statement a FACT or an OPINION?

Tulips grow in many places.

• Fact

• Opinion

When you see a tulip, you know its...

What is your favorite type of flower? Some people like roses. Other people like daffodils or daisies. I think the most beautiful kind of flower is the tulip. Tulips don't grow from seeds. They grow from bulbs buried under the soil. I plant them in the fall. In the spring, the flowers bloom. Tulips come in many colors, like red, white, yellow, purple and pink. Some are all one color. Others are striped and have more than one color. Still others look like they were dipped in paint. Some tulips have petals with smooth edges. “Parrot tulips” are fun flowers because they have edges that look like feathers. Tulips grow in many places. Some cities have a tulip festival every year. The tulips’ bright colors are a sure sign of spring.

• Going to be beautiful.

• They author's favorite flower.

• Spring.

• Going to feed a parrot.

TRUE or FALSE: Tulips can be all one color OR have many different colors.

What is your favorite type of flower? Some people like roses. Other people like daffodils or daisies. I think the most beautiful kind of flower is the tulip. Tulips don't grow from seeds. They grow from bulbs buried under the soil. I plant them in the fall. In the spring, the flowers bloom. Tulips come in many colors, like red, white, yellow, purple and pink. Some are all one color. Others are striped and have more than one color. Still others look like they were dipped in paint. Some tulips have petals with smooth edges. “Parrot tulips” are fun flowers because they have edges that look like feathers. Tulips grow in many places. Some cities have a tulip festival every year. The tulips’ bright colors are a sure sign of spring.

• True

• False