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This is Your Life Cycle Comp Test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This is a multi-genre text. Which two genres describe it?

a)

informative and biography

b)

biography and narrative nonfiction

c)

narrative nonfiction and fantasy

d)

fantasy and informative text

2.

The announcer, Bob, is what kind of creature?

a)

beetle

b)

cricket

c)

dragonfly

d)

bee

3.

What are larvae?

a)

insects that have hatched but aren't adults yet

b)

insects that have not yet hatched

c)

insects that are adults

d)

insects that eat other insects

4.

What is an insect doing when it's molting?

a)

swimming

b)

laying eggs

c)

hunting for other insects

d)

losing its outer covering

5.

Which of these is not a predator of Dahlia?

a)

frogs

b)

fish

c)

eagles

d)

ducks

6.

What was Dahlia seen eating?

a)

tadpole

b)

beetle

c)

frog

d)

worm

7.

How many eggs did Dahlia lay?

a)

500

b)

600

c)

700

d)

800

8.

What stage was Dahlia in when she slipped into the pond?

a)

larva

b)

adult

c)

egg

d)

nymph

9.

Who was the most frightening beast that Dahlia ever met?

a)

box turtle

b)

catfish

c)

bullfrog

d)

snapping turtle

10.

How fast can Dahlia fly?

a)

45 miles per hour

b)

50 miles per hour

c)

55 miles per hour

d)

60 miles per hour

11.

What is the passage mostly about?

a)

the stages of a dragonfly's life

b)

a dragonfly's story about a box turtle

c)

why dragonflies are such strong swimmers

d)

how dragonflies are different from other insects

12.

The passage takes place in the swamp where Dahlia lives. What is a swamp?

a)

land that has few trees

b)

land that is usually chilly

c)

land that is soft and very wet

d)

land that is very calm and quiet

13.

Why does Dahlia's mother lay her eggs inside holes she pokes in the grass?

a)

to keep the eggs dry

b)

to hide the eggs from fish

c)

because she has so many eggs

d)

because she wants the eggs to hatch quickly

14.

Why does Bob Beetle decide to play the Bird-B-Gone ad in the middle of the show?

a)

to prove that Bird-B-Gone really works

b)

to give Dahlia time to rest after molting

c)

so the makers of Bird-B-Gone will be pleased

d)

so Dahlia has a chance to talk with her brother

15.

Why does it help Dahlia to have four wings?

a)

They make it easier for her to hold large numbers of bugs

b)

They help her find her way home after she has flown far away.

c)

They help her keep up with other animals, such as birds and butterflies.

d)

They allow her to fly in any direction, which makes it easier to catch food.

16.

Why did the audience leave quickly?

4 lines
17.

Starting with an egg, what is the life cyle of a dragonfly?

4 lines
18.

The three stages of an insect is egg, (a)   , and adult.

19.

As the snake grows it will (a)   its old skin.

20.

The (a)   of grass was turning yellow due to the dry weather.