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Reading Comprehension – Informational Passages

Directions: Read the passage. Then answer questions about the passage below.

Bees are insects. Bees are

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through the air like an airplane! Bees can fly because they have wings. They use their
wings to fly. Bees can fly fast. Bees can also fly slow. They can fly up and they can fly
down. They need to fly to get to the flowers!

Bees can have three colors. They can be yellow, red, and orange. All bees are

black in some places.

Bees have three main parts. They have a head. They have a body. And, they have

a stinger. The stinger is used to

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use their legs to stand and climb. They also use their legs to eat and collect pollen.

Bees live in many places. They live in Africa, Australia, Asia, Europe, North

America, South America. The only

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Most of the time, bees are nice to humans. If you do not

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not bother you. Have fun watching the bees this summer!

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bees can swim through the water.

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