Week 20 Ladybugs

Which detail in the story suggests that ladybugs are big eaters?

• Ladybugs are pretty to look at.

• Ladybugs are good garden workers.

• Ladybugs can eat 50 aphids a day.

What is the setting of this story and why is that important?

• A. The setting is the garden which is important because ladybugs live in gardens.

  
  

• B. The setting is the garden which is important because it makes the story interesting.

Jenny felt happy at the end of the story because —

• she knew she had done the right thing when she didn’t put the ladybug in the jar

• she understood that the aphids ate the plants

• her dad spent time with her in the garden

According to the selection, aphids are pests in a garden because they —

• eat plants

• are food for ladybugs

• are not afraid of poison

One of the main events of this passage is missing below.

1- Jenny found a ladybug that she wanted to put in a jar.

2- Dad explained that ladybugs are nice and can be held.

3- ______________________________________

4- Jenny wants to keep the ladybug in the garden as a pet. What event is missing?

​ (a)  

• Jenny let's the ladybug go.
• Dad explains how they eat aphids and are good

After talking to her dad, Jenny decided to —

• put aphids in a jar

• put ladybugs in a jar

• leave the ladybugs alone

Fill in the blank. __________ are good garden workers.

(a)  

• They
• Thay
• Them

Correct the capitalization mistake in the letter: "dear Mark, I found a ladybug on a tree."

• Change dear to Dear

• Change ladybug to Ladybug

Correct the punctuation mistake in the letter: "Dear Jack, Have you ever seen a ladybug"

• !

• ?

• .

Complete the sentence: "If ladybugs eat aphids in the garden,"

• the garden will have more dirt.

• dad doesn’t have to use poison.

• dad won’t have to water the plants.