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passage

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

These bees live ______ in what is known as a bee colony.

a)

same

b)

together

c)

with

d)

community

2.

The head of the colony is called the queen bee. She is larger than the______ of the bees.

a)

rest

b)

other

c)

different

d)

more

3.

Her main task ______ the colony is to lay eggs.

a)

on

b)

with

c)

of

d)

in

4.

Most of the ______ bees are the worker bees.

a)

rest

b)

other

c)

different

d)

many

5.

These bees ______ nectar and pollen from flowers.

a)

bring

b)

gather

c)

collect

d)

take away

6.

The worker bees also help look ______ the young bees.

a)

among

b)

after

c)

into

d)

with

7.

The third type of bee found in the colony is the drone or ______ bee.

a)

boy

b)

male

c)

man

d)

it

8.

The main task of ______ a bee is to mate with a new queen.

a)

such

b)

other

c)

its

d)

over

9.

______ this period, she would have ______ more than half a million eggs.

a)

After, throw

b)

While, leave

c)

When, drop

d)

During, laid

10.

___18___ the queen bee is dying, a new queen would be groomed.

a)

During

b)

When

c)

Unlike

d)

Now

11.

The honey bee is a very unusual kind of insect. ______ other insects which live alone, the honey bee lives as a ______ of a community.

a)

From, group

b)

Instead, quantity

c)

Unlike, member

12.

The nectar ______ is carried by the worker bees is deposited on the hive and then converted ______ honey.

a)

that, into

b)

which, onto

c)

which, into

13.

As soon as the eggs are ______, the worker bees feed the young bees pollen and nectar.

a)

lay

b)

brew

c)

contrive

d)

hatched

14.

The queen bee has a life ______ of about three years.

a)

long

b)

last

c)

length

d)

span

15.

This new queen would eventually take ______ the 'duties' of the old queen when the ______ dies.

a)

above, end

b)

flipped, closing

c)

over, latter