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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What covers the pages of this poem reflect what?
(a) The food the beetles eat.
(b) The ways in which the beetles move.
(c) The habitat of the beetles.
(d) The way the beetles think.

2. The sound of cicadas singing begins how?
(a) With two creatures.
(b) With a chorus of cicadas.
(c) With a single creature.
(d) With a male cicada.

3. "Cicadas" is a poem that gives purpose and reason to what?
(a) The finding of cicada exoskeletons on the ground.
(b) The birth of cicadas.
(c) The raucous noise made by cicadas in the summer.
(d) The happiness that cicadas feel.

4. What is another mood of "Honeybees"?
(a) Worried.
(b) Humorous.
(c) Relaxed and happy.
(d) Nervous.

5. "Cicadas" tells of the _________ that cicadas feel.
(a) Hatred.
(b) Joy.
(c) Fear.
(d) Anger.

6. How are the lives of the two types of bees similar?
(a) They play their part in keeping the hive thriving.
(b) They protect the hive.
(c) They lay eggs.
(d) They make honey.

7. "Water Boatmen" describes the ________________ of this insect.
(a) Calm and happy personality.
(b) Laziness.
(c) Unhappiness.
(d) Effort and determination.

8. Where are the water boatmen headed?
(a) To the coral reef.
(b) To the bottom of the pond.
(c) To the ocean.
(d) To the opposite shore.

9. How does the worker bee spend his days?
(a) Eating bonbons and watching movies.
(b) Flying around the hive looking for a mate.
(c) Lounging around or laying eggs.
(d) Slaving away to provide for the hive.

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

11. From where are the cicadas coming?
(a) Out of cocoons.
(b) Out of the trees.
(c) Out of caves.
(d) Out of the ground.

12. This group of people slaved away for the small _____________ population who controlled the country.
(a) Intelligent.
(b) Poor.
(c) Wealthy.
(d) Unhealthy.

13. What does the digger wasp hope its children will do?
(a) Know how to take care of itself.
(b) Live long, happy lives.
(c) Realize the sacrifices the parent made for its children.
(d) Enjoy the food and shelter.

14. "The Digger Wasp" is told from whose perspective?
(a) The adult digger wasp.
(b) Another insect.
(c) A young digger wasp.
(d) A narrator.

15. For much of human history the largest group within a culture was the __________.
(a) Poor.
(b) Intelligent.
(c) Educated.
(d) Rich.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the water boatmen and the digger wasp have in common?

2. How does the queen spend her days?

3. Why do the two parts do this?

4. The digger wasp creates what for its children?

5. How are people like the water boatmen?

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