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Grade 4 Reading Worksheet - Building Confidence

Read both texts. Circle which text gives each detail.

1. Read this first

   Monarchs on the Move

   Text 1: Monarch Butterflies

   Monarch butterflies are orange insects with black lines and white spots on their wings. They live in fields and meadows across North America. A monarch caterpillar eats only milkweed leaves. The plant's bitter juice stays in the caterpillar's body, so birds do not like to eat it.

   Each fall, monarchs in the eastern United States and southern Canada fly south. They travel to the mountains of central Mexico, a trip that can be about 3,000 miles. At night they rest in trees along the way. In Mexico they gather in fir forests, where they spend the winter.

   Text 2: Tagging Monarchs at Pine Hollow School

   Last September, the fourth graders at Pine Hollow School became butterfly scientists. Their teacher, Ms. Hollis, showed them how to catch monarchs gently in a net. Then each student placed a tiny sticker on a monarch's wing. Every sticker has its own number.

   The class wrote down each number, along with the date and place. Then they let the butterflies go. If someone far away finds a tagged monarch, that person can report the number. This tells scientists where the butterfly traveled. "A monarch weighs less than a paperclip," said Ms. Hollis, "and it can still fly all the way to Mexico."

2. 1.

   Which text gives this detail? Monarchs fly to Mexico.

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3. 2.

   Which text gives this detail? A monarch caterpillar eats only milkweed leaves.

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4. 3.

   Which text gives this detail? Each sticker has its own number.

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5. 4.

   Which text gives this detail? Monarchs rest in trees at night during the trip.

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