4th Grade Reading Comprehension: A Caterpillar’s Tale Insights

What did the caterpillar use to attach itself to the twig?

• Its front legs

• A leaf

• Its hind legs

• A piece of silk

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

What did the caterpillar say it was making?

• A bed

• A trap

• A house

• A nest

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What did the bee suggest the caterpillar should use as a house instead?

• A leaf

• A flower

• A rock

• A hollow tree

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What did the caterpillar turn into?

• A butterfly

• A moth

• An ant

• A bee

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

How did the ant react upon seeing the transformed caterpillar?

• With awe

• With joy

• With fear

• With sadness

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CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What did the caterpillar's actions while building its cocoon suggest?

• It was impatient

• It was afraid

• It was confused

• It was unconcerned about others' opinions

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which sentence suggests the caterpillar experienced an important change?

• It was fast asleep in its cocoon

• Many days and nights passed

• It began to stir and wake

• It pushed its way out of the cocoon

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What does the word 'absurd' mean in the context of the story?

• Silly

• Difficult

• Impossible

• Sad

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which sentence shows the caterpillar was successful at building a good house?

• The cocoon was like a thin silvery veil

• The bee and ant thought it was a poor house

• It was fast asleep in its cocoon

• It left behind a glistening thread of silk

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CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What did the sensory language and vivid details in paragraph 15 illustrate?

• How beautiful the caterpillar has become

• How quickly moths can move

• How perfectly the caterpillar built the cocoon

• How strong a cocoon can be

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4