SOL 4.RI Reading Informational Text (Nonfiction)

What is the main idea of this passage?

• Bees collect nectar to help plants grow.

• Bees are dangerous insects.

• Bees are important for plant growth and have different jobs in the hive.

• Bees have different jobs.

The​ (a)   paragraph is mainly about honeybees working

together in a hive with different jobs.

• second
• first
• third

Which detail from the passage supports the idea

that bees help plants grow?

• Bees make loud buzzing sounds.

• Bees spread pollen while collecting nectar.
  

• Bees eat honey.

• Bees live in trees.

How does the detail “Worker bees have different jobs” support

the main idea of the second paragraph?

• It proves that bees only work together to collect food.

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  It shows that bees have many duties to help the hive survive.

• It tells us that bees can survive outside the hive.

• It explains why the bees live in a hive.

In paragraph 2, the author explains the many duties of worker bees. Which of the options provided is not the job of a worker bee?

• Collecting food

• Protecting the hive

• Laying eggs

• Caring for younger bees

Which sentence from the passage is a fact?

• "Rainforests provide a home for more than half of the world’s plant and animal species."

• "Rainforests are the most beautiful places on Earth."

• "Rainforests are magical and full of mystery."

• "Everyone should visit a rainforest at least once in their lifetime."

How does the author support their opinion that protecting rainforests is important?

• By explaining how trees are used for building houses.

• By listing different problems occurring in the rainforest.

• By describing how rainforests provide oxygen and absorb carbon dioxide.

In paragraph 2, the author organizes information using (a)   structure to help readers understand different perspectives on deforestation.

• Compare - Contrast
• Details and Description
• Cause - Effect
• Sequence of Events

Which key words does the author use to help readers know

that the text is comparing/contrasting information?

• "However" and "but"

• "After" and "later"

• "For example" and "such as"

• "First" and "next"

Which organizational pattern does the author use in paragraph 3?

• Compare - Constrast

• Cause - Effect

• Problem - Solution

• Sequence of Events