Main Ideas Practice Worksheet
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Main Ideas Practice Worksheet
A Butterfly’s Long Journey
As autumn days grow shorter, monarch butterflies leave the northern United States and Canada. They travel thousands of miles toward mountain forests in central Mexico. The journey can last several weeks. Along the way, the butterflies use clues from the sun and Earth’s magnetic field to help them find their direction. In Mexico, they gather in large groups on tree branches, where the forest offers shelter from cold weather. When spring arrives, they begin moving north. Several generations of butterflies take part in the journey: one group lays eggs, and later generations continue the trip. The migration is remarkable because these small insects travel such a great distance, even though no single butterfly completes the entire journey.
Find the Main Idea
- Monarch butterflies have bright wings.
- Monarch butterflies make a long seasonal migration with help from several generations.
- Mountain forests in Mexico are cold in winter.
- Butterflies use tree branches to lay eggs.
- They travel thousands of miles toward Mexico.
- Their journey can last several weeks.
- They use the sun and Earth’s magnetic field to find their direction.
- Their wings are bright orange and black.
- They gather on branches in large groups.
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