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  • Read these sentences from the article.

    Once in a while, the chrysalises transform before the kids can sell them to the Wild Animal Park.
    When that happens, the kids set the new butterflies free.

    What does the word transform mean in the first sentence?


    change
    eat
    fly
    move


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  • Read this sentence from the article.

    The San Pasqual kids are always welcome to visit their gulf frittilaries at the Wild Animal Park’s Hidden Jungle, which also has many other varieties of butterflies.

    What does the word varieties mean?


    eggs
    kinds
    nests
    sizes


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  • Which describes the difference between the way the caterpillar eats and the
    way the butterfly eats?


    The butterfly eats more leaves than the caterpillar.
    The caterpillar drinks more nectar than the butterfly.
    The caterpillar eats leaves, but the butterfly drinks nectar.
    The butterfly does not need food, but the caterpillar needs lots of food.


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  • What happens inside the chrysalis?

    Eggs are laid.
    Leaves are eaten.

    A butterfly is formed
    A caterpillar is hatched.


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  • What was the author's main purpose for writing the article?

    to describe wild animal parks
    to show how caterpillars change
    to compare different types of plants

    to tell about children raising butterflies


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  • Why are the gulf frittilaries sometimes set free?

    The students cannot feed them all.
    The animal park cannot take them all.
    The chrysalises change before the students can sell them.
    The butterflies need more nectar than the students can give them.


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  • A caterpillar eats a lot of passion vine leaves to make sure that it

    can lay eggs during the adult stage.
    can fly long distances as a butterfly.
    will not starve during the chrysalis stage.
    will not grow a crusty shell in the cocoon.


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  • What stage in the butterfly life cycle comes RIGHT AFTER the egg stage?

    adult
    caterpillar
    chrysalis
    cocoon


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  • In the poem that follows the article, why does the author compare a
    butterfly to a sailboat?

    Both move in the sea.
    Both go near gardens.
    Both glide in the wind.
    Both have painted wings.


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  • Read this sentence from the story.


    Maybe if he shifted his body, twisted to the left a little—maybe then the straps would loosen just the least little bit.


    Which word means the OPPOSITE of loosen?


    shorten
    soften
    tighten
    weaken


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  • Read this sentence from the story.

    But Tommy had already smelled the catnip, its aroma spread through the cabin by the air-circulating system.

    What does the word aroma mean in this sentence?


    heat
    odor
    smoke
    taste


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  • Why did the author write the story “Spacewalk”?

    to teach readers about gravity
    to thrill readers with a scary story
    to tell readers what cats think about
    to entertain readers with a surprising story


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  • What happens RIGHT AFTER the engines are cut off?

    Tommy feels very sick.
    Tommy feels almost normal.
    Tommy feels as if he is falling.
    Tommy feels as if he weighs a ton.


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  • What happened to make Tommy feel weightless?

    Tommy had trouble breathing.
    The spacecraft made a roaring sound.
    The spacecraft went into a steady orbit.
    Tommy squirmed against the seat straps.


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  • How does Tommy change in the story?

    At first he is active; then he is trapped.
    At first he is quiet; then he is unhappy.
    At first he is weightless; then he is miserable.
    At first he is uncomfortable; then he is playful.


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