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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Mayflies and Fireflies.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the results of the water strider's attempts to teach others to walk on water, why might the water striders want to continue "teaching" others to walk on water?
(a) They have nothing better to do.
(b) They think it is funny to see others fall in the water.
(c) They do not want to give up on their desire to teach others to walk on water.
(d) They want to make others fall in the water.

2. In this poem, the viewer is ________________ the grasshoppers.
(a) Hunting.
(b) Observing the actions of.
(c) Ignoring.
(d) One of.

3. Besides F, what are three other frequently used letters in "Fireflies?"
(a) G, P, and S.
(b) W, R, and T.
(c) Q, V, and Z.
(d) I, A, and E.

4. "Grasshoppers" describes the grasshoppers' _______________ movements and energy.
(a) Circular.
(b) Bounding.
(c) Slow.
(d) Lazy.

5. "Fireflies" tells of the _________ of a firefly.
(a) Life.
(b) Sounds.
(c) Light.
(d) Food.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the mayflies see their youth?

2. _______________ are used to help people to better understand the insect world around them.

3. What do the water striders call those they attempt to teach to walk on water?

4. "Mayflies" describes the _________ life of the mayfly

5. What does the mayfly desire?

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