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