The Butterfly Life Cycle Reading A-Z Level K

What happens before a new butterfly rests?

• Its wings are wet and folded against its body.

• Blood pumping into the wings causes them to unfold and spread out.

• The sun and air dry its delicate wings.

• It flies off to eat.

Read the sentence: They are covered in scales. Scales are ___________.

• immature plates

• immature insects

• partners

• flat plates

Which of the following happens first?

• The new butterfly rests.

• A butterfly sips sweet liquid from flowers.

• An adult butterfly comes out of its shell.

• Females lay eggs.

What process does the author want to explain?

• periods in time

• changes in season

• stages in life

• phases of insects

Which of the following is a fact from the section titled "Egg"?

• Females do all the work.

• The egg hatches in three to twelve days.

• There are too many eggs on each leaf.

• The caterpillar doesn't eat enough food.

Why does the caterpillar eat constantly?

• It needs to make a hard shell for its pupa stage.

• It competes with other caterpillars.

• It needs to grow wings to become a butterfly.

• It needs a lot of food to grow.

What step comes after the caterpillar stage?

• pupa

• egg

• adult caterpillar

• adult butterfly

The caterpillar sheds its skin many times so it can __________.

• eat the old skin

• grow larger

• have bright green skin

• hang from a branch

What is the main idea of this book?

• A monarch butterfly lays only one egg on each leaf.

• A monarch butterfly has four stages in its life cycle.

• A monarch butterfly lives only for a short time.

• A monarch butterfly flies off to eat and find a mate.

What is the main similarity between a caterpillar and a butterfly?

• They both fly.

• They both sip sweet liquid from flowers.

• The both undergo changes.

• They both eat leaves.