DOL 2/3

Read the sentence. "While moving from flower to flower, worker bees rub up against a yellow powder called pollen."

The reader can tell that pollen is __________

• A. a flower bees fly around for nectar

• B. a yellow powder bees collect

• C. a worker bee’s assigned job

• D. a tool bees use to protect themselves

Read the text. "As it circles about in a pattern like a figure eight, it shakes its abdomen as it moves through the middle of its dance. The bee’s repeated movements, circling and waggling its abdomen, tell the others exactly how far away and in which direction from the sun the flowers are located." Which words from the text best help the reader to understand the meaning of waggling?

• A. a pattern like a figure eight

• B. shakes its abdomen

• C. the middle of its dance

• D. repeated movements

Which detail does not support the idea that honeybees work together in organized communities?

• Worker bees quickly seal over the small waxy cells of the honeycomb.

• She must produce more queens for other hives and make sure there are enough worker bees to do the work in her own hive.

• Honey is made from a waxy substance that we produce in our abdomens.

• We gather and share food, build nests together, and help protect one another from enemies.

Tags

TEKS.ELA.E3.7D.I

TEKS.ELA.E4.7D.I

TEKS.ELA.E2.4G

TEKS.ELA.1.6G

TEKS.ELA.2.6G

Read the list of details. - Each hive has its own special chemical scent, or smell, so it is easy to tell who doesn’t belong in the hive. - First, it lets the other foragers smell the pollen so they can identify the type of flower. - Foraging worker bees have keen senses of smell and sight and very good memories. What is the key idea supported by these details?

Match the verb to be.

Groups:

(a) was

,

(b) were

• She ___ happy.

• We ____ at the party last night.

• He ___ sleeping.

• They ____ at home.