The Butterflies' Long Trip
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Every fall, millions of monarch butterflies fly south to Mexico. Some start in Canada and fly more than 4,000 kilometers. They spend the winter in the forests of Michoacán and the State of Mexico.
1. Where do the butterflies spend the winter?
- AIn forests in Mexico
- BIn Canada
- CIn the desert
Ver la respuesta
A. In forests in Mexico
They spend the winter in forests in Michoacán and the State of Mexico.
La prueba en el texto: They spend the winter in the forests of Michoacán and the State of Mexico
In the forest, they rest close together on the trees. So many butterflies sit on one branch that it can bend under their weight. For about four months, they hardly eat and barely move.
2. True or false? The butterflies rest for most of the winter.
- ATrue (Verdadero)
- BFalse (Falso)
Ver la respuesta
A. True (Verdadero)
For about four months, they hardly eat and barely move.
La prueba en el texto: they hardly eat and barely move
In spring, they fly north again. But none of them finishes the trip. On the way, they lay eggs and die. Their children continue north, and so do their grandchildren.
3. Who finishes the trip north?
- AThe same butterflies
- BNo butterflies at all
- CTheir children and grandchildren
Ver la respuesta
C. Their children and grandchildren
Their children and grandchildren continue the trip north.
La prueba en el texto: Their children continue north, and so do their grandchildren
Then, in late summer, a special generation is born. These butterflies live about eight months, not a few weeks. They fly all the way to Mexico, to forests they have never seen.
4. What is amazing about this special generation?
- AThey never leave Canada
- BThey fly to forests they have never seen
- CThey live only a few days
Ver la respuesta
B. They fly to forests they have never seen
They fly all the way to forests they have never seen.
La prueba en el texto: to forests they have never seen
Vocabulario en español
| Inglés | Español | Significado en inglés |
|---|---|---|
| branch | rama | a part of a tree that grows out from the trunk |
| weight | peso | how heavy something is |
| hardly | casi no | almost not |
| barely | apenas | only a very little |
| lay eggs | poner huevos | to make eggs come out of the body |
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