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WorksheetsHoney Bees on Notre Dame's Roof Comprehension Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 23mins
Read the following paragraph that introduces the Notre Dame bees.
"In the wake of the devastating fire that tore through Notre Dame on April, 15, French officials have been sorting through the damage. They are trying to determine which of the cathedral's precious objects survived On April 18, some happy news emerged; at least some of the 180,000 honey bees kept in wooden boxes atop Notre Dame's roof appear unscathed."
What does the author MOST LIKELY want the reader to think about the Notre Dame bees based on this paragraph?
The Notre Dame bees were OK even though the fire was so destructive.
The Notre Dame bees were OK because there was little damage to Notre Dame.
The Notre Dame bees suffered huge losses, but a few of them did survive.
The Notre Dame bees suffered few losses, but this will make it hard for them to repopulate
One conclusion a reader could make after reading the article is that the bees at Notre Dame were unharmed by the smoke from the fire.
Which of the following sentences accurately paraphrases (rewords) evidence/details from the article to support (prove) the conclusion?
Bees produce a pheromone when smoke is present, and this warned them of the dangerous fire.
Bees do not have lungs, so the smoke did not affect them in a negative way.
The bees were in the roof away from the main fire, so smoke did not reach their hives.
The bees got distracted by honey, which made them excape before the smoke arrived.
What is the MOST likely reason the author included information about the Opera Garnier, the Musee D'Orsay, and the Luxembourg Gardens?
to highlight famous places in Paris that have joined in on the beekeeping trend
to describe famous places in Paris that were also affected by tyhe fire at Notre Dame
to show that beekeeping is a huge money-making business in Paris
to explain what certain places are doing to help Notre Dame with its bee population
Which sentence from the article shows Nicola Geant's MAIN opinion about learning that the bees had survived?
On April 18, Geant announced on Instagram that "the 33 beehives are still in place and seem to be intact."
"[I]f the hive had reached that temperature the wax would have melted and glued the bees together."
"I got a call from Andre Finot, the spokesman for Notre Dame, who said there were bees flying in and out of hives," he said.
"But to hear there is life when it comes to the bees, that's just wonderful," he tells Vandoorne and Mezzofiore.
Who is this article about?
Nicolas Geant
Notre Dame
the bees of Notre Dame
Paris landmarks that have bee hives
Notre Dame honey sales
What is the article about?
beekeeping techniques using smoke
urban (in the city) beekeeping
Notre Dame bees surviving the fire
hive wax melting and glueing bees together
bee pheremones
Where?
Notre Dame beehives above the sacistry
Notre Dame honey in the gift shop
Notre Dame roofs and spire carvings
Notre Dame bees in boxes around the church
The article about Notre Dame's bees says that activity around the beehives was observed on April 15th.
True
False
Why? and How?
Smoke that filled the bee's homes (hive/boxes) most likely helped the bees survive. How would smoke help? Check all that apply.
bees don't have lungs like people
smoke helps calm the bees
smoke slows the release of pheromones
smoke prompts bees to gorge on honey
the temperature of the hive didn't go over 145.4 degrees Fahrenheit
Where were the beehives (boxes) in relationship to the fire?
on the roof above the sacristy about 100 feet below the main roof
on the main nave roof by the twin towers
in the top of one of the surviving north towers
above the entrance and close to the gift shop
Some of the bees survived the fire. True or false.
true
false
All of the hives with all of the bees have survived.
true
false
Pheromones are released by guard bees to warn the rest of the hive of smoke.
true
false
Who is Nicolas Geant?
the cathedral's spokesperson
a French expert on bees
the cathedral's beekeeper
Notre Dame's site manager
Nicolas Geant has not been able to access the Notre Dame site, so he doesn't know if all of the cathedral's bees have survived.
true
false
