The Life Cycle

According to the passage, what is a life cycle?

• A) A series of changes that every living thing goes through

• B) The process of growing flowers

• C) The time an animal spends as an adult

• D) The way plants grow

The word basic in paragraph 1 means —

• not important

• unsurprising

• a simplest form

• a ending point

Why did the author write the article?

• To describe the different stages of life

• To explain how the life cycle works

• To describe the mysteries of life

• To explain why things have to die

• To show how seeds change to larva

Why did the author include the picture?

• It illustrates what a mature adult is.

• It shows how long a frog lives.

• It describes the life of a frog.

• It helps explain the life cycle of a frog.

Which sentence from paragraph 5 supports the answer in Part A?

• Some animals have a big change during their life cycle.

• Every living thing goes through a series of changes.

• Inside the chrysalis, the caterpillars change to butterflies.

• They go inside of a pod called a chrysalis.

Which meaning best matches the way stage is used in paragraph 3?

• Meaning 1

• Meaning 2

• Meaning 3

• Meaning 4

What can the reader conclude about the life cycles?

• It takes several years.

• All life has the same cycle.

• It only happens to mammals.

• It is a normal part of life.

The main idea of the article is:

• Life cycles are a normal part of life.

• Life cycles are rare and unusual events.

• Life cycles only happen to plants.

• Life cycles are not important.

The section at the end of the article helps the reader understand —

• when the different stages take place

• more about the life cycle of different creatures

• how the life cycle changes

• why the life cycle is important

Which statement would the author of the article agree with most?

• Everything starts off as an egg.

• Birds do not have a life cycle.

• Life is all about change.

• Death is not always part of life.