Read the passage and answer the
questions below.
Have you ever noticed strange bumps on
stems, leaves, flowers, or tree branches? Well, they are part of the plant and
grown by the plant, but they are homes for tiny insects! These bumps are called
galls. The plant does not decide to grow them. Typically, a female insect lays
her eggs on a plant. After the baby insects have hatched, special chemicals are
left on the plant. These special chemicals cause the plant to bubble up and
form a gall. Once a gall has grown, the insects have a safe place to live and eat,
or do they?
Other
animals, besides insects, benefit from galls. Galls are also great places for
birds and small animals to find a meal. Woodpeckers, squirrels, mice, and bats
all use galls as a source for a tasty insect snack. If a gall has a large hole
poked into it, a larger creature may have stopped for a bite. Now that you know
what a gall is, you will probably begin to notice them everywhere. Look around.
You may even decide to break open a gall and take a peek inside. If the gall
has a little hole, the Owner has probably left. Can you believe it? A little
house for an insect made by a plant!
1)
Based on information in paragraph 1, it can be inferred that an unhatched
insect eggs laid on plant would most
likely cause
a.
the plant to die b. no gall to
form c. a large gall
d. a bird to eat the egg
2) Which statement from the passage
best describes how galls are formed?
a.
Once a gall has grown, the insects have a safe place to live and eat, or do
they?
b.
These bumps are called galls.
c.
These special chemicals cause the plant to bubble up and form a gall.
d. Typically,
a female insect lays her eggs on a plant.”
3) Based on its use in paragraph 2, it
can be understood that benefit belongs to which of the following Word groups?
a.
love, adore, like b. hurt,
offend, upset
c.
teach, instruct, direct d.
gain, advance, profit
4) If a gall has a large hole in it,
this means that
a.
a larger creature may have stopped for a bite b.
the owner has probably left
c. special chemicals are left on the
plant d . they are homes for tiny insects
5) This passage is mostly meant to……….
the readers
a.
entertain b. inform c. Persuade d. describe