Where do monarchs lay their eggs?

Basic Understanding of a Variety of Texts · TELPAS Grade 2 reading. The correct answer, and the reasoning behind it.

Reporting category 2: find the main idea and key details, and follow what happens in stories and informational texts.

Read the passage. Then answer the questions.

Monarch Butterflies

Monarch butterflies are orange and black. Every year, many monarchs fly through Texas.

Monarchs lay tiny eggs on a plant called milkweed. When a caterpillar hatches, it eats the milkweed leaves. Milkweed is the only plant monarch caterpillars eat. Without it, they cannot grow.

That is why some schools in Texas plant milkweed in their gardens. They want to help the monarchs.

The question

Choose the best answer.

Where do monarchs lay their eggs?

In the dirt
On milkweed plantsCorrect answer
In school buildings
On the water

Why “On milkweed plants” is correct

The second paragraph says monarchs lay tiny eggs on a plant called milkweed. This is a detail question, and the answer is stated directly in the passage.

Why the other answers are wrong

In the dirt — The passage does not say anything about dirt.
In school buildings — Schools are mentioned for their gardens, not as a place for eggs.
On the water — Water is not mentioned in the passage.

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