Understanding Informational Texts
A Grade 3 ELA worksheet focused on identifying key features and understanding informational stories and texts.
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Understanding Informational Texts
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Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. Pay attention to facts and details.
The Amazing Monarch Butterfly
Monarch butterflies are known for their beautiful orange and black wings. But did you know they are also famous for their incredible migration? Every year, millions of monarch butterflies travel thousands of miles from Canada and the United States to warmer places like Mexico and California for the winter. This long journey helps them escape the cold weather. They fly in large groups, sometimes covering 50 to 100 miles a day!
Monarchs lay their eggs only on milkweed plants. When a caterpillar hatches, it eats milkweed leaves to grow big and strong. After about two weeks, the caterpillar forms a chrysalis. Inside the chrysalis, it changes into a butterfly. This process is called metamorphosis. When the butterfly emerges, it is ready to continue its life cycle and, for some, begin the amazing journey south.
1. What colors are monarch butterflies known for?
Red and black
Blue and yellow
Orange and black
Green and white
2. Where do monarch butterflies lay their eggs?
On tree leaves
On flowers
On milkweed plants
In the ground
3. Monarch butterflies travel thousands of miles to escape the weather.
4. The process of a caterpillar changing into a butterfly is called .
5. Monarch butterflies migrate to colder places for the winter.
True
False
6. Why is the monarch butterfly's journey considered incredible?