WorksheetsButterflies and Moths
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins
What text evidence BEST explains the MAIN idea?
To see the biggest difference in butterflies and moths, you have to look very closely
Moths and butterflies have a lot of similarities but are also very different.
Without moths and butterflies, we would not have as much to eat.
They are in the same insect family.
Which part of the article provides the BEST information about why we need butterflies and moths?
"How Butterflies and Moths Are Similar"
"Life Cycle of a Butterfly"
"Telling Butterflies and Moths Apart"
The Importance of Butterflies and Moths"
What information can you find using the pictures and captions of the moth and butterfly?
what colors they are
how they lay eggs
where they live
what they eat
How are the parts of this article connected?
by sequencing the loves of moths and butterflies
by explaining the cause of the coloring or moths
by telling the reasons butterflies hide
by comparing moths and butterflies
How does the author structure the text to help the reader understand how a caterpillar becomes a butterfly?
by comparing butterflies and moths
by telling why caterpillars eat plants
by explaining the life cycle of a butterfly
by listing the problems they have with their enemies
When it breaks out of the cocoon, it has become a butterfly or moth.
Which word means the same as the word BREAKS?
bursts
drips
moves
unfolds
They have two antennae. Butterflies and moths use these to smell. These feelers stick out from the front of their bodies. If you look closely at the antennae on the two insects, you will see differences. Moth antennae are feather-like and pointed at the end.
Which words or phrases in the paragraph help the reader understand what antenna means?
front of their bodies
pointed at the end
feelers stick out
two insects
Look at the illustration on page 51. What is the name of the stage BEFORE the adult emerges from the cocoon?
butterfly
caterpillar
egg
pupa
The Lepidoptera family's name means "scale wing." That's because their wings are covered in tiny scales.
Which word has the SAME root word as covered???
account
caves
cordless
discover
How do butterflies and moths help humans?
They eat leaves on plants.
They are beautiful to watch.
They tell us when it is day or night.
They help make some of the foods we eat.
