Practice Reading Comprehension

Read this sentence from paragraph 3.

"They can get all the nutrients they need from the soil."

Nutrients must be....

• substance that's important for growth and life

• food

• oils

• minerals that help keep soil dry

Read this sentence from paragraph 1.

"In a marsh somewhere in North Carolina, a hungry fly is looking for a meal."

A marsh must be...

• a mountaintop

• a wet field

• a tree

• a bush

The word nutrients is spoken with extra stress on the...

• first syllable

• second syllable

• third syllable

• fourth syllable

Read the first step and the third step of Venus flytrap eating:

1st: The leaves of the Venus flytrap are covered with small hairs.

3rd: In less than a second, the leaves snap shut. The insect is trapped.

What is the second step?

• The Venus flytrap doesn't feel anything.

• The Venus flytrap stays open and purrs.

• The Venus flytrap senses the insect when it touches the hairs.

• The Venus flytrap moves up and down to get rid of the insect.

Why can Venus Flytraps grown in North Carolina's marshes?

• they are strong

• they get their nutrients from insects

• they are fast

• they are wet

What word is a synonym for senses?

• likes

• sees

• hears

• to be aware

Based on the passage, why does a fly land on the leaf in the first place?

• it senses the sweet juice

• it needs to rest

• it senses bright colors

• it is hungry

After reading the passage, which can you infer about the Venus Flytrap?

• True: It is alive

• False: It is dead

In paragraph 1, the writer makes the following comparison:

Its leaves, which grow in pairs like a clam's shell, shine with a sweet juice.

Which figurative language technique did the writer use here?

• metaphor

• simile

• hyperbole

• personification

What can you infer about the Venus Flytrap after reading the passage?

• it closes up quickly to trap the insect

• it stinks

• it is starving

• it is beginning to dry out