Information and IdeasEasy–MediumMain idea: how bees survive winter
Information and Ideas practice question
Bees do not hibernate. In winter the colony clusters around the queen, and the bees on the outside of the cluster shiver to make heat, swapping places with those in the middle so that none freezes.
Which choice best states the main idea of the text?
- A. Bees survive winter by clustering and taking turns to make heat.Correct
- B. Bees hibernate in winter.
- C. The queen makes heat for the colony.
- D. Bees on the outside of the cluster freeze.
Answer: A. Bees survive winter by clustering and taking turns to make heat.
Cluster, shiver, swap.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Bees hibernate in winter.
- The text says they do not.
- C. The queen makes heat for the colony.
- The outer bees make the heat.
- D. Bees on the outside of the cluster freeze.
- They swap places so that none freezes.
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