Venus Fly Trap Online Reading Comprehension
Grade Level: 5 | Lexile: 980 | Word Count: 437
Read the passage and answer the questions. This application includes lots of tools for better comprehension.

Use this Activity:

Discuss -
  1. Why do Venus fly traps need to capture and digest insects instead of relying solely on soil nutrients?
  2. How does the Venus fly trap prevent wasting energy on objects that are not food?
  3. What adaptations make the Venus fly trap different from other carnivorous plants?
  4. Why do scientists believe the Venus fly trap evolved in boggy environments?
Reading Groups - This passage and question set serves as an excellent tool for enrichment-based reading groups in language arts or social studies.
Morning Work - The activity takes most students about 20 minutes to complete, making it an ideal solution for morning work.
Homework - This activity is a great way to assign homework in social studies or language arts.
Whiteboard - Have students come to the whiteboard to annotate important information or to circle the correct answers.