PaginePaginepagineapp.comHoneybees have a clever way to tell each other where to find food. They dance!
When a worker bee finds a patch of flowers, she flies back to the hive. On the honeycomb, she does a "waggle dance." She walks in a figure-eight shape and wiggles her body in the middle.
The direction of the waggle tells the other bees which way to fly compared with the sun. The length of the waggle tells them how far away the flowers are.
Scientists spent years studying this dance. It is one of the most amazing ways animals communicate.
A Pagine Original passage.
1. Why do honeybees dance?
2. What shape does the bee walk in?
3. What does the direction of the waggle show?
4. What does the length of the waggle show?
5. What does "communicate" mean?
6. What is the author's purpose?
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Free 3rd grade reading comprehension worksheet: "The Amazing Honeybee Dance", an original non-fiction passage with 6 questions. Answer key included. Skill: Reading informational text: key details and main idea. Level: Grade 3 — also suits Year 4 (UK).
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Reading informational text: key details and main idea.
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