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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Grasshoppers and Water Striders.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom do the water striders try to teach to walk on water?
(a) Other insect species.
(b) Young water striders.
(c) Small mammals.
(d) People.

2. "Grasshoppers" describes the __________ of grasshoppers.
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Dying.
(c) Eating.
(d) Hatching.

3. _______________ are used to help people to better understand the insect world around them.
(a) Insect behavior.
(b) Animal instincts.
(c) Human emotion and perspective.
(d) Scientific words.

4. How did other types of insects react to the water strider's abilities?
(a) They were annoyed.
(b) They were not surprised.
(c) They were jealous.
(d) They were somewhat shocked.

5. What is some of the vocabulary used by the poet to describe the grasshoppers?
(a) Hurdlers, racers, gymnasts, slow-moving.
(b) Acrobats, circlers, twirlers, flippers.
(c) Sliders, runners, sprinters. spinners.
(d) Bounders, leapers, springers, soarers, bounders, leapers, springers, soarers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Each poem is about a ___________ of insects.

2. How do the reactions of other insects compare to others in history regarding this feat?

3. Are the water striders able to successfully teach others to walk on water?

4. Unlike "Grasshoppers," "Water Striders" is from the perspective of whom?

5. The water strider's ability to walk on water hints at what?

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