The Monarch Butterfly

In paragraph 2, what does the word "poisonous" mean?

• leafy and green

• causes sickness

• helps with growth

• bad tasting

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What do readers learn about the chrysalis from the passage and the illustration?

• that it is eaten by caterpillars

• that it is larger than a butterfly

• that it can climb onto a branch

• that it looks like a small pod

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What do adult monarch butterflies eat?

• green pods

• fir trees

• milkweed

• flower nectar

How do Monarch butterflies know it is time to fly south?

• They follow flocks of birds that also fly south.

• All of the milkweed plants have been eaten.

• Cool fall weather tells them they need to go.

• They see other butterflies leaving for warm places.

The diagram shows some of the stages of the life of a butterfly. Which of these belongs in the empty box?

• A female butterfly lays hundreds of eggs.

• The butterfly heads south for the winter.

• A butterfly comes out of the chrysalis.

• The new butterfly waits for its wings to dry.

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How are the paragraphs in this passage mainly organized?

• They show the order of events in the lives of monarch butterflies.

• They show the reader how interesting monarch butterflies are.

• They explain the effects of monarch butterflies on plants.

• They explain how fast and how far monarch butterflies can fly.

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How does the illustration of the egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, and adult butterfly help readers better understand the passage?

• It shows how big adult butterflies can get.

• It shows how a monarch changes during its life.

• It shows how long it takes for an egg to become a butterfly.

• It shows how many eggs each adult butterfly lays in a lifetime.

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