Question

Butterflies are some of the most interesting insects on the planet Earth. There are more than

seventeen thousand different kinds of butterflies! Butterflies come in all shapes and sizes.

Butterflies go through four main stages of life. The first stage is the egg stage followed by the larva

stage. As a larva, or caterpillar, the future butterfly eats as much as possible. As it grows, it sheds its

outer skin, or exoskeleton. This must happen four or five times. After a few weeks, the caterpillar

enters the next stage of life, the chrysalis stage. In the chrysalis, the caterpillar will liquefy into a

soup of living cells. Then, it will reorganize into a butterfly and the metamorphosis is complete. In

later parts of the chrysalis stage, you can see the forming butterfly through the chrysalis.

When the butterfly emerges from the chrysalis, it pumps its wings to send blood through them so

that it can fly. Their lives are short. Most butterflies live a couple of weeks, just enough time to drink

flower nectar and to mate. Some, like the Monarch Butterfly, however, may live many months.

Questões de Interpretação

A) In what stage does the metamorphosis happen?

a) caterpillar

b) egg

c) butterfly

d) chrysalis

B) What is the third stage of life for a butterfly?

a) larva

b) egg

c) butterfly

d) chrysalis

C) Which of the following is NOT true?

a) Butterflies must wait until blood drains into their wings before flying.

b) Caterpillars turn into a liquid in the chrysalis

c) Most butterflies live a short time

d) The butterfly may shed its skin 8 or 9 times

D) Which is true?

a) There are more than a thousand different kinds of butterflies in the world.

b) There are about a thousand different kinds of butterflies in the world.

c) There is only one kind of butterfly in the world.

d) There are less than a thousand different kinds of butterflies in the world.

Answer 1

A-d-chrysalis
B-d-chrysalis
C-d-The butterfly may shed its skin 8 or 9 times
D-a-There are more than a thousand different kinds of butterflies in the world.