Inferences
Main Idea/Key Details
Text Structure
Fact and Opinion/Author's Claims
Word Relationships
100
Based on the information in the passage, how many miles can the monarch butterfly travel in a day?
A. up to 10 miles
B. Up to 50 miles
C. up to 1,000 miles
D. up to 100 miles
What is D. up to 100 miles?
100
Which sentence from the passage supports the main idea in paragraph 3 that monarch butterflies are facing serious challenges that threaten their survival?
A. As winter approaches, the lack of milkweed plants (their only food source) causes the monarchs to travel up to 100 miles per day toward warmer climates.
B. However, it is a scientific fact that a single monarch weighs less than a paperclip yet can travel over 3,000 miles.
C. The monarch migration follows a precise timeline that has remained unchanged for thousands of years.
D. Habitat loss has destroyed many of the milkweed plants they depend on, while climate change has disrupted their traditional migration patterns.
What is D. Habitat loss has destroyed many of the milkweed plants they depend on, while climate change has disrupted their traditional migration patterns.
100
What sentence describes what happens before the monarch butterflies reach the oyamel fir forests in Mexico?
A. Monarchs travel individually but somehow end up in the same destination.
B. In late August and early September, butterflies begin their southern journey.
C. The butterflies cluster together on tree branches to survive the winter months.
D. The butterflies feed on milkweed during the spring and summer months.
What is B. In late August and early September, butterflies begin their southern journey.
100
Which sentence best states the author’s position about the appearance of the monarch butterfly?
A. Monarch butterflies are quite different from other migrating animals in fascinating ways.
B. The monarch butterfly migration represents one of nature's greatest mysteries and achievements.
C. Many people consider monarch butterflies to be the most beautiful insects in North America.
D. A single monarch weighs less than a paperclip.
What is C. Many people consider monarch butterflies to be the most beautiful insects in North America.?
100
Which two words from paragraph 3 have opposite meanings?
A. “routes" and “patterns”
B. “plants” and “planting”
C. “protecting” and “destroying”
D. “highways” and “routes”
What is C. “protecting” and “destroying”?
200
Choose two sentences that best show how monarchs possess remarkable natural instincts.
A. Many people consider monarch butterflies to be the most beautiful insects in North America, though this is clearly a matter of personal opinion.
B. However, it is a scientific fact that a single monarch weighs less than a paperclip.
C. This migration takes multiple generations of butterflies to complete the entire cycle, and somehow they always find their way to the exact same forests their great-great-grandparents visited.
D. In late August and early September, cooler temperatures and shorter days trigger the butterflies to begin their southern journey.
What are:
C. This migration takes multiple generations of butterflies to complete the entire cycle, and somehow they always find their way to the exact same forests their great-great-grandparents visited.
D. In late August and early September, cooler temperatures and shorter days trigger the butterflies to begin their southern journey.
200
Choose the option that best summarizes paragraph 2.
A. The monarch butterflies fly in search of food for many months.
B. The monarch butterflies follow the same migration pattern every year. They begin their journey in early fall and arrive to their destination in late fall.
C. The monarch butterflies fly a in different direction each year. They begin their journey in early summer and arrive at their destination in early fall.
D. The monarch butterflies travel north to colder climates each year. They begin their journey in early spring and arrive to their destination in the summer.
What is B. The monarch butterflies follow the same migration pattern every year. They begin their journey in early fall and arrive to their destination in late fall.
200
Choose the sentence from the passage that describes a problem.
A. Many people consider monarch butterflies to be the most beautiful insects in North America.
B. The monarch migration follows a precise timeline that has remained unchanged for thousands of years.
C. Habitat loss has destroyed many of the milkweed plants they depend on, while climate change has disrupted their traditional migration patterns.
D. Monarch butterflies are quite different from other migrating animals in fascinating ways
What is C. Habitat loss has destroyed many of the milkweed plants they depend on, while climate change has disrupted their traditional migration patterns.
200
What is:
200
Read the sentence and answer the question.
At the restaurant, the waiter handed my dad the bill for dinner.
Which sentence uses the word bill in a similar way?
A. The member of Congress proposed a new bill.
B. The doctor’s office sent my bill in the mail.
C. The duck used its bill to eat the grass.
D. I folded the dollar bill and put it in my pocket.
What is B. The doctor’s office sent my bill in the mail.?
300
Part A:
How can people help the monarch butterfly complete their migration south?
A. People can build shelters for them out of wood.
B. People can plant milkweed plants.
C. People can destroy the milkweed plants
D. People can build a highway just for butterflies.
Part B:
What evidence from the text supports your answer to Part A?
A. Unfortunately, monarch butterflies face serious challenges that threaten their survival.
B. Habitat loss has destroyed many of the milkweed plants they depend on, while climate change has disrupted their traditional migration patterns.
C. People are planting monarch gardens with native milkweed, creating butterfly highways along migration routes, and protecting the forests in Mexico where monarchs spend the winter.
D. The monarch migration follows a precise timeline that has remained unchanged for thousands of years.
What are:
Part A:
B. People can plant milkweed plants.
Part B:
C. People are planting monarch gardens with native milkweed, creating butterfly highways along migration routes, and protecting the forests in Mexico where monarchs spend the winter.
300
Part A
Choose the statement that best describes the main idea of the paragraph 4.
A. The migration of the monarch butterflies are the same as other animals that migrate.
B. The monarch butterfly is one of the most beautiful insects.
C. The migration of the monarch butterflies is different from other animals that migrate.
D. Monarch butterflies follow the same migration pattern every year.
Part B
Choose two sentences from the passage that support your answer.
A. Many people consider monarch butterflies to be the most beautiful insects in North America, though this is clearly a matter of personal opinion.
B. Unlike birds that learn migration routes from their parents, monarchs navigate using an internal compass that scientists believe is connected to the sun's position.
C. In contrast to mammals that migrate in groups, monarchs travel individually but somehow end up in the same destination.
D. The monarch migration follows a precise timeline that has remained unchanged for thousands of years.
What are:
Part A:
C. The migration of the monarch butterflies is different from other animals that migrate.
Part B:
B. Unlike birds that learn migration routes from their parents, monarchs navigate using an internal compass that scientists believe is connected to the sun's position.
C. In contrast to mammals that migrate in groups, monarchs travel individually but somehow end up in the same destination.
300
Which sentence from the passage describes the cause of the beginning of the butterfly migration south?
A. Monarch butterflies face serious challenges that threaten their survival.
B. This migration is truly amazing because it takes multiple generations of butterflies to complete the entire cycle.
C. People are planting monarch gardens with native milkweed.
D. As winter approaches, the lack of milkweed plants (their only food source) causes the monarchs to travel up to 100 miles per day toward warmer climates.
What is D. As winter approaches, the lack of milkweed plants (their only food source) causes the monarchs to travel up to 100 miles per day toward warmer climates.
300
Which two pieces of evidence does the author use to support the idea/claim that monarch butterflies have an incredible migration journey?
A. People are planting monarch gardens with native milkweed, creating butterfly highways along migration routes, and protecting the forests in Mexico where monarchs spend the winter.
B. This migration is truly amazing because it takes multiple generations of butterflies to complete the entire cycle, and somehow they always find their way to the exact same forests their great-great-grandparents visited.
C. People are planting monarch gardens with native milkweed, creating butterfly highways along migration routes, and protecting the forests in Mexico where monarchs spend the winter.
D. Unlike birds that learn migration routes from their parents, monarchs navigate using an internal compass that scientists believe is connected to the sun's position.
What are
B. This migration is truly amazing because it takes multiple generations of butterflies to complete the entire cycle, and somehow they always find their way to the exact same forests their great-great-grandparents visited.
D. Unlike birds that learn migration routes from their parents, monarchs navigate using an internal compass that scientists believe is connected to the sun's position.
300
Read the sentence and answer the question.
My brother caught a large mouth bass on his fishing trip.
Choose the sentence that correctly uses a homograph for the word bass, as it is used in the sentence.
A. He played the bass for the school jazz band.
B. The chef was serving sea bass on the special menu.
C. The player slid into second base.
D. She used chicken stock as the base for the soup.
What is A. He played the bass for the school jazz band.?
400
Part A:
How is the migration of monarch butterflies different from the migration of other animals?
A. Other animals migrate as individually.
B. Other animals make the trip in a few days.
C. Other animals that migrate can't fly like butterflies.
D. Other animals learn how to migrate from their parents.
Part B:
What sentence best support the answer in Part A?
A. In late August and early September, cooler temperatures and shorter days trigger the butterflies to begin their southern journey.
B. Monarch butterflies are quite different from other migrating animals in fascinating ways.
C. Unlike birds that learn migration routes from their parents, monarchs navigate using an internal compass that scientists believe is connected to the sun's position.
D. This migration is truly amazing because it takes multiple generations of butterflies to complete the entire cycle,
What are:
Part A:
D. Other animals learn how to migrate from their parents.
Part B:
C. Unlike birds that learn migration routes from their parents, monarchs navigate using an internal compass that scientists believe is connected to the sun's position.
400
Part A
What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Each year monarch butterflies hatch from a chrysalis.
B. Monarch butterflies face challenges that threaten their survival.
C. Monarch butterflies are different from other migrating animals.
D. Monarch butterflies make the remarkable journey south each year.
Part B
What detail from paragraph 6 support the main idea of the passage?
A. The monarch butterfly migration represents one of nature's greatest mysteries and achievements.
B. Monarch butterflies are quite different from other migrating animals in fascinating ways.
C. Many people consider monarch butterflies to be the most beautiful insects in North America
D. Unfortunately, monarch butterflies face serious challenges that threaten their survival.
What are:
Part A:
D. Monarch butterflies make the remarkable journey south each year.
Part B:
A. The monarch butterfly migration represents one of nature's greatest mysteries and achievements.
400
Which phrase describes the organizational structure of paragraph 3?
A. problem and solution
B. cause and effect
C. chronological order
D. compare and contrast
What is A. problem and solution?
400
Which sentence from the passage best shows/states the author’s claim that the migration pattern of monarchs differ from other migrating animals?
A. These orange and black beauties travel thousands of miles from Canada and the northern United States all the way to central Mexico.
B. Monarch butterflies are quite different from other migrating animals in fascinating ways.
C. It is a scientific fact that a single monarch weighs less than a paperclip yet can travel over 3,000 miles.
D. These delicate creatures accomplish something that seems impossible, proving that even the smallest animals can achieve extraordinary things.
What is B. Monarch butterflies are quite different from other migrating animals in fascinating ways.
400
Read these sentences.
My dad works for a tech ________ and loves it.
I was excited to have ________ over for dinner.
Choose the homonym that correctly completes both sentences.
A. puzzle
B. trace
C. company
D. strike
What is C. company?
500
Select two details from the text that show how the migration of the butterfly is one of nature's greatest mystery and achievement?
A. Many people consider monarch butterflies to be the most beautiful insects in North America, though this is clearly a matter of personal opinion.
B. Based on their incredible navigation abilities and the timing of their journey, we can infer that monarchs possess remarkable instincts that scientists are still working to fully understand.
C. By November, they reach the oyamel fir forests in Mexico, where they cluster together on tree branches to survive the winter months.
D. These delicate creatures accomplish something that seems impossible, proving that even the smallest animals can achieve extraordinary things.
What are:
B. Based on their incredible navigation abilities and the timing of their journey, we can infer that monarchs possess remarkable instincts that scientists are still working to fully understand.
D. These delicate creatures accomplish something that seems impossible, proving that even the smallest animals can achieve extraordinary things.
500
Write a summary of the main idea of the passage and include more than one key supporting detail.
What is: (an example could be)
Every year monarch butterflies begin their migration journey south. This journey begins in late summer and continues until the reach their destination in late fall. Monarch butterflies do face challenges on their journey which include finding a food source along the way. Monarch butterflies migration is also different from other migrating animals in many ways. The monarch butterfly's migration journey is one of nature's most fascinating achievements.
500
Which sentence best describes the overall structure of the paragraph 2?
A. It compares and contrasts the migration of the butterfly to other migrating animals.
B. It explains problems effecting monarch butterflies.
C. It describes the important contributions butterflies have made to nature.
D. It presents the order of events that occur during the monarch butterfly's migration south.
What is D. It presents the order of events that occur during the monarch butterfly's migration south.
500
Read this sentence from the passage.
The monarch butterfly migration represents one of nature's greatest mysteries and achievements.
How does the author support this claim?
According to the text, the author support this claim by stating _______________________________
What is:
{Possible answers from the text}
These orange and black beauties travel thousands of miles from Canada and the northern United States all the way to central Mexico.
This migration is truly amazing because it takes multiple generations of butterflies to complete the entire cycle, and somehow they always find their way to the exact same forests their great-great-grandparents visited.
500
What are the correct meanings of the homonym train? Choose two.
A. a type of transportation
B. a student’s name
C. to coach somebody
D. to point or aim something
E. a group of animals traveling the same direction
What are:
A. a type of transportation
C. to coach somebody