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Pill Bugs Reading Comprehension

Reading comprehension quiz based on a passage about pill bugs, testing understanding of facts, opinions, and vocabulary.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Where would you be least likely to find a pill bug?
We are all a little scared or disgusted of bug such a spiders and beetles. But the one bug that almost everyone adores is the pill bug. If you pick one up it will roll up into a tight ball to protect itself. That is why it is called the �roly-poly�.

This little gray or brown bug can be found everywhere in the United States but the desert. Thanks to lawn sprinklers they can survive in dry places like California too.
Pill bugs have something in common with snakes. Like them they shed their skin when it gets too small. Pill bugs go through this process, called �molting�, about five times until they are full-grown. They are like owls in the sense that they are nocturnal. They wander around at night and look for food. Pill bugs aren�t just nice they are interesting ones too.

  1. Hiding in the roots of a cactus
  2. Under a log near a downspout
  3. In a vegetable garden
  4. Under a large rock near a pond
  5. -
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What does the author think of pill bugs?
We are all a little scared or disgusted of bug such a spiders and beetles. But the one bug that almost everyone adores is the pill bug. If you pick one up it will roll up into a tight ball to protect itself. That is why it is called the �roly-poly�.

This little gray or brown bug can be found everywhere in the United States but the desert. Thanks to lawn sprinklers they can survive in dry places like California too.
Pill bugs have something in common with snakes. Like them they shed their skin when it gets too small. Pill bugs go through this process, called �molting�, about five times until they are full-grown. They are like owls in the sense that they are nocturnal. They wander around at night and look for food. Pill bugs aren�t just nice they are interesting ones too.

  1. They are loveable
  2. They are scary
  3. They are disgusting
  4. They are repulsive
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Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is 'molting'?
We are all a little scared or disgusted of bug such a spiders and beetles. But the one bug that almost everyone adores is the pill bug. If you pick one up it will roll up into a tight ball to protect itself. That is why it is called the �roly-poly�.

This little gray or brown bug can be found everywhere in the United States but the desert. Thanks to lawn sprinklers they can survive in dry places like California too.
Pill bugs have something in common with snakes. Like them they shed their skin when it gets too small. Pill bugs go through this process, called �molting�, about five times until they are full-grown. They are like owls in the sense that they are nocturnal. They wander around at night and look for food. Pill bugs aren�t just nice they are interesting ones too.

  1. Crawling in a damp place
  2. Crawling like a snake
  3. Shedding its skin
  4. Active at night
  5. -
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which statement from the article is an opinion?
We are all a little scared or disgusted of bug such a spiders and beetles. But the one bug that almost everyone adores is the pill bug. If you pick one up it will roll up into a tight ball to protect itself. That is why it is called the �roly-poly�.

This little gray or brown bug can be found everywhere in the United States but the desert. Thanks to lawn sprinklers they can survive in dry places like California too.
Pill bugs have something in common with snakes. Like them they shed their skin when it gets too small. Pill bugs go through this process, called �molting�, about five times until they are full-grown. They are like owls in the sense that they are nocturnal. They wander around at night and look for food. Pill bugs aren�t just nice they are interesting ones too.

  1. They shed their skin when it gets too small.
  2. Pill bugs aren't just nice they are interesting ones too.
  3. It is called the 'roly-poly'.
  4. They are nocturnal.
  5. -
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the meaning of nocturnal?
We are all a little scared or disgusted of bug such a spiders and beetles. But the one bug that almost everyone adores is the pill bug. If you pick one up it will roll up into a tight ball to protect itself. That is why it is called the �roly-poly�.

This little gray or brown bug can be found everywhere in the United States but the desert. Thanks to lawn sprinklers they can survive in dry places like California too.
Pill bugs have something in common with snakes. Like them they shed their skin when it gets too small. Pill bugs go through this process, called �molting�, about five times until they are full-grown. They are like owls in the sense that they are nocturnal. They wander around at night and look for food. Pill bugs aren't just nice they are interesting ones too.

  1. Crawling in a damp place
  2. Crawling like a snake
  3. Shedding its skin
  4. Active at night
  5. -
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