Butterfly Eyes

1. In “Sap Song,” the poet compares a plant’s sap to —

• ants

• roots

• veins

• fingers

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

2. What does a spittlebug use to make a protective bubble?

• pearls

• rainwater

• a plant's sap

• a plant's leaves

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

What does the author describe in the poem “Ultraviolet”?

• why milkweed has toxic sap.

• why flowers attract butterflies.

• how butterflies can see after dark.

• how milkweed draws water from soil.

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

4. Why do monarch butterflies become bitter-tasting and possibly poisonous?

• They eat toxic milkweed.

• They hatch from caterpillars.

• They drink from meadow flowers.

• They lay eggs on milkweed leaves.

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

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CCSS.RI.6.5

5. What message do all of the poems have in common?

• Habitats undergo constant changes.

• Living things depend on one another.

• Plants and animals use color to attract.

• Many animals can see better than humans.

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CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9