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The Case of the Missing Bees Vocabulary and Comprehension

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word means almost the same as disorder?

a)

ailment

b)

cure

c)

demand

d)

favor

2.

What does the word probable mean?

a)

impossible to believe

b)

difficult to imagine

c)

unlikely to occur

d)

likely to happen

3.

Which word means the opposite of unexpected?

a)

predicted

b)

surprising

c)

unintended

d)

unlikely

4.

What does the word declined mean?

a)

built

b)

grew

c)

increased

d)

weakened

5.

Which word means "happening over a large area"?

a)

agricultural

b)

probable

c)

unexpected

d)

widespread

6.

To identify means to...

a)

find something in a pile

b)

tell exactly what a thing is

c)

look for something that is missing

d)

explain how something works correctly

7.

If something is agricultural it has to do with

a)

culture

b)

farms

c)

medicine

d)

tools

8.

What does the word thrive mean?

a)

to be alive

b)

to need help

c)

to be successful

d)

to cause excitment

9.

Authors of these articles agree...

a)

honeybees are mutating

b)

honeybee hives are overcrowded

c)

honeybee colonies are overgrown

d)

honeybee colonies are disappearing

10.

What is the main idea of the article "A Germ of an Idea"

a)

parasites are likely to blame for CCD

b)

pesticides are likely to blame for CCD

c)

A fungus and virus are likely to blame for CCD

d)

A combination of factors are to blame for CCD

11.

According to the article "Pointing to Pesticides", what happens to bees affected by pesticides?

a)

they die

b)

they get lost

c)

they cannot fly

d)

they cannot produce honey

12.

How do fewer honeybee colonies affect the country's food production?

a)

they mutate the fruits and vegetables

b)

they create smaller fruit and vegetables

c)

they reduce the number of fruits and vegetables

d)

they increase the number of fruits and vegetables

13.

What can you conclude from the articles?

a)

farmers will increase the use of pesticides

b)

scientists will begin treating honeybee hives

c)

scientist will continue investigating the cause of CCD

d)

the honeybee population will steadily begin to increase