This is Your Life Cycle

What is the passage mostly about?

• the stages of a dragonfly’s life

• a dragonfly’s story about a box turtle

• why dragonflies are such strong swimmers

• how dragonflies are different from other insects

The passage takes place in the swamp where Dahlia lives. What is a swamp?

• land that has few trees

• land that is usually chilly

• land that is soft and very wet

• land that is very calm and quiet

Why does Dahlia’s mother lay her eggs inside holes she pokes in the grass?

• to keep the eggs dry

• to hide the eggs from fish

• because she has so many eggs

• because she wants the eggs to hatch quickly

Why does Bob Beetle decide to play the Bird-B-Gone ad in the middle of the show?

• to prove that Bird-B-Gone really works

• to give Dahlia time to rest after molting

• so the makers of Bird-B-Gone will be pleased

• so Dahlia has a chance to talk with her brother

Why does it help Dahlia to have four wings?

• They make it easier for her to hold large numbers of bugs.

• They help her find her way home after she has flown far away.

• They help her keep up with other animals, such as birds and butterflies.

• They allow her to fly in any direction, which makes it easier to catch food.

Insects that have just hatched and haven’t yet changed to their adult form are called _______________.

• larvae

• molt

• patch

• deposited

Choose the vocabulary word that best completes the sentence:

A young snake may _________ and grow new skin every two weeks.

• larvae

• molt

• cumbersome

• patch

True or False:

If you are unsuspecting, you do not notice something that is happening or may happen.

• True

• False

True or False:

If you deposited something in a place, you left it there.

• True

• False

Choose the vocabulary word that best completes the sentence:

A __________ of land is a small area where one type of plant grows.

• patch

• cumbersome

• deposited

• larvae