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The Life Cycle of the Cicada
The Life Cycle of the Cicada
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1
In this passage, what is a nymph?
a baby cicada
a female cicada
a cicada egg
2
What happens first in a cicada’s life cycle?
The baby cicada goes underground.
A female lays eggs.
The cicada buzzes in a tree.
3
What do the pictures in the passage show?
what cicadas eat
why cicadas make noise
how the cicada grows
4
Which is the longest stage in a cicada’s life cycle?
stage 3
stage 1
stage 2
5
Which signal words does the author use to help explain a cicada’s life cycle?
called, grown, slowly
first, after, finally
summer, years, weeks
6
What does a cicada nymph eat?
small bugs
sap from a tree
green leaves
7
What happens just after the cicada eggs hatch?
The nymphs shed their skin.
The nymphs come out of the ground.
The nymphs fall to the ground.
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Why are trees important to the cicada?
Cicadas lay their eggs in twigs and eat tree sap.
Cicadas love to buzz in the tops of trees.
Cicadas need to live high above the ground.
9
“Then they burrow into the soil. They find the roots of a tree.”What does the word burrow mean?
fall
dig
look
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What is the most important thing to know about cicadas?
The cicada nymphs fall to the ground.
Cicadas make a buzzing sound.
It takes thirteen years for cicadas to grow.
