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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Whirligig Beetles and Requiem.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is another reason why this word is repeated in "Water Boatmen?"
(a) It reflects the laziness of these insects.
(b) It reflects the determination of these focused insects.
(c) It shows how trained they are at their work.
(d) It creates a lulling pattern to relax the reader.

2. The first thing that one notices when turning the page to the poem about whirligigs is what?
(a) The title of the poem.
(b) The parts of the two speakers.
(c) The vocabulary in the poem.
(d) The art work.

3. How does "Requiem" end?
(a) By blaming people for the deaths of these insects.
(b) By giving the cause of death.
(c) By giving the names of the insects who have died.
(d) By giving the insects homes.

4. What are the cicadas celebrating?
(a) Life out of the tree.
(b) Life above ground.
(c) Fall.
(d) Winter.

5. "Grasshoppers" is written so that the readers do what?
(a) Say very different things.
(b) Speak very quickly and loudly.
(c) Say the same thing.
(d) Speak slowly and quietly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Can humans relate to the mayfly's short time on earth?

2. How does the worker bee spend his days?

3. What are three words used to describe the whirligig beetle's movements?

4. What does the water strider feel when its students cannot perform its special skill?

5. The mayfly's birth and death take place when?

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