Quiz on Spider Webs

Which option is a point of view the author expresses in the passage?

• Spider webs are small but tough.

• Spider webs are made mostly for decoration.

• Spider webs are made by many types of spiders.

• Spider webs make silk that people use in many ways.

Select two sentences from the passage that support the answer in Part A.

• A

  “While a single thread of silk is over 20 times thinner than a human hair, it is 5 times stronger than some types of steel!” (box below paragraph 5)

• B

  “And the web is strong enough to hold even large insects.” (paragraph 6)

• C

  “Maybe in a tree or a bush, or on a windowsill.” (paragraph 7)

• D

  “And some spiders will even rebuild a new web every night.” (paragraph 8)

• E

  “Spiders make the silk in their bodies.” (paragraph 5)

Where can the reader find information related to myths about spiders and their webs?

• in the section of the passage titled The Art of Web-Making

• in the box titled Did you Know?

• in the section of the passage titled Weaving Tales

• in the box titled Glossary

Select two sentences from the passage that show spiders are hardworking.

• But one creature has been working and weaving all night long. (paragraph 2)

• In the morning sunlight, a spider web shimmers. (paragraph 2)

• Spiders can change how strong or how silky their silk is. (paragraph 5)

• And some spiders will even rebuild a new web every night. (paragraph 8)

• Plus, spiders do have an eye for beauty. (paragraph 9)

Select a sentence that explains how a spider’s web works to get food for the spider.

• If the web does its job correctly, then the spider will have a tasty meal.

• Spiders change how strong or how sticky their silk is.

• The insects fly into the web and get stuck in areas of sticky silk.

• When the spider senses that these lines are sturdy and secure, it makes the rest of the web.

How does the section Types of Webs help the reader understand the ideas in the passage?

• It shows different types of spiders.

• It shows why spider webs are sticky.

• It shows how spider webs catch insects.

• It shows the different webs that spiders make.

Read this sentence from the passage. “These are non-sticky lines of silk that anchor the web, almost like legs on a table or parts of a doorway.” (paragraph 7) What does the word anchor mean as it is used in this sentence?

• destroy

• hold

• protect

• stop

Which sentence explains what spider webs are made of?

• Droplets like dew dot the web like strings of pearls. (paragraph 2)

• But, for the moment, we can admire this amazing work of beauty and science. (paragraph 3)

• Spider webs are made of a material called silk. (paragraph 5)

• Spider webs are made for a practical reason. (paragraph 12)