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Test 004

Reading Practice: The Busy Honeybees

Reading Text

Honeybees are amazing small insects. They live together in large groups called colonies. A single bee colony lives in a hive and has one queen bee, thousands of female worker bees, and some male drones. Worker bees fly to gardens and fields to find colorful flowers. They collect sweet nectar and yellow pollen. When bees visit flowers, they help plants make seeds and grow new fruit. Back inside the hive, the worker bees turn the nectar into delicious, sweet honey. Honey is their food for cold winter days. Beekeepers take care of the hives and wear special white suits to protect themselves. Honeybees are very important for nature and our planet.

Comprehension Test

Question 1. What are honeybees?

✗ IncorrectBees are insects, not reptiles.

✓ CorrectThe text states: "Honeybees are amazing small insects."

✗ IncorrectBees do not live in the sea.

✗ IncorrectBees are insects, not birds.

Question 2. What is a large group of bees called?

✗ IncorrectWolves live in packs, not bees.

✓ CorrectThe text states they live in groups called colonies.

✗ IncorrectCows live in herds, not bees.

✗ IncorrectThe text specifically uses the word "colony".

Question 3. How many queen bees are in one colony?

✓ CorrectThe text says each colony has "one queen bee."

✗ IncorrectThere is only one queen, not ten.

✗ IncorrectHundreds of queens do not live together in one hive.

✗ IncorrectThe hive always has one queen bee.

Question 4. Where do worker bees fly to find food?

✗ IncorrectBees do not fly into water for food.

✓ CorrectThe text states: "Worker bees fly to gardens and fields to find colorful flowers."

✗ IncorrectCaves do not have blooming flowers.

✗ IncorrectBees search for flowers in fields and gardens.

Question 5. What do bees collect from flowers?

✗ IncorrectTwigs and grass are not collected by bees.

✓ CorrectThe text says: "They collect sweet nectar and yellow pollen."

✗ IncorrectBees do not gather sand or pebbles.

✗ IncorrectBark and leaves are not what bees collect from flowers.

Question 6. How do bees help plants?

✗ IncorrectBees do not water roots.

✓ CorrectThe text states: "they help plants make seeds and grow new fruit."

✗ IncorrectBees do not destroy plants.

✗ IncorrectSunlight is good for plants; bees visit flowers for nectar.

Question 7. What do bees make from nectar inside the hive?

✗ IncorrectBees make honey, not juice.

✓ CorrectThe text states: "turn the nectar into delicious, sweet honey."

✗ IncorrectMilk comes from cows and goats, not bees.

✗ IncorrectBakers make bread; bees produce honey.

Question 8. When is honey used by the bees as food?

✓ CorrectThe text states: "Honey is their food for cold winter days."

✗ IncorrectIn summer, they collect fresh nectar from flowers.

✗ IncorrectHoney is their food supply.

✗ IncorrectThe text mentions cold winter days, not rain.

Question 9. Who takes care of the bee hives?

✗ IncorrectFishermen catch fish in rivers or seas.

✓ CorrectThe text says: "Beekeepers take care of the hives."

✗ IncorrectBirds do not manage hives.

✗ IncorrectThe text specifically names "beekeepers".

Question 10. What do beekeepers wear to protect themselves?

✓ CorrectThe text says they "wear special white suits to protect themselves."

✗ IncorrectSweaters do not protect against bee stings.

✗ IncorrectRaincoats are not used for beekeeping in the text.

✗ IncorrectMetal armor is not mentioned. They wear white suits.
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