النمل قطعة قراءة ستيب رقم 25
قطعة 25 من 99 في تدريب القراءة المجاني لاختبار الستيب (STEP)، عليها 15 أسئلة اختيار من متعدد. اقرأ القطعة وجاوب، ثم اضغط «اعرض الإجابة» تحت كل سؤال عشان تتأكد.
نص القطعة
1- Did you know that there are about 8000 species of ants? They basically live in organized groups called colonies. 2- Social lives of some members of the insect kingdom are sufficiently compound to suggest more than a hint of intelligence. Among these, we exhibit the world of ants. Many types of ants prey on the eggs and larvae of other annoying household insects such as flies and help to keep the house clean. 3- Ants communicate with each other using pheromones, sounds, and touch. This helps them to get food by smell. Ants also recognize each other and different ants through their ability to smell. 4- All ants have different characteristics. Ants eat everything, they feed on insects and plants and various fruits. They also eat insect eggs. Ants are usually yellow, brown, red or black in colour. Red ants can live up to 25 to 30 days. There is a type of nocturnal ants that is less active during the day. This species lives in houses, palms, caves and wells. There is another type of ants called meat ants. It protects the nest. 5- The queen is the only female in the colony which can lay eggs. The other females are worker ants which build the nest and collect food.
أسئلة القطعة (15)
What is the best title?
- A. kinds of Ants
- B. Ant food
- C. Scientific studies about Ants
- D. Ant mirror human activity
اعرض الإجابة
D. Ant mirror human activity
How do ants live?
- A. in hot climates
- B. in groups
- C. in colonies.
- D. in nests
اعرض الإجابة
C. in colonies.
Why are ants useful?
- A. intelligent members of the animal kingdom
- B. They learn how to live in a system.
- C. their ability to smell
- D. They eat insects and clean houses.
اعرض الإجابة
D. They eat insects and clean houses.
What does the word "exhibit" mean?
- A. display
- B. explore
- C. explain
- D. study
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A. display
How do ants get food?
- A. by smell
- B. by pheromones
- C. with their eyes
- D. by touch
اعرض الإجابة
A. by smell
How do ants know each other?
- A. touch
- B. smell
- C. using pheromones
- D. the paired antennae
اعرض الإجابة
B. smell
Do red ants live long?
- A. Yes, maybe 25 to 30 years.
- B. No, maybe 5 to 10 days.
- C. No, maybe 25 to 30 days.
- D. yes, maybe 5 years.
اعرض الإجابة
C. No, maybe 25 to 30 days.
Meat ants _______
- A. are servants for the rest of the ants.
- B. protect their nest.
- C. mate with the queen.
- D. build the nest because they are worker ants.
اعرض الإجابة
B. protect their nest.
What is not mentioned in the passage?
- A. eggs
- B. body
- C. food
- D. types of ants
اعرض الإجابة
B. body
The pronoun “it” refers to _____
- A. meat ant.
- B. the queen.
- C. the male ant.
- D. nocturnal ant.
اعرض الإجابة
A. meat ant.
Paragraph (4) talks about the properties of ants except _____
- A. places of residence.
- B. body composition.
- C. type of food.
- D. types of ants
اعرض الإجابة
B. body composition.
What is the meaning of “compound”?
- A. ommatidia
- B. part
- C. groups
- D. Complex
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D. Complex
What is the meaning of “nocturnal”?
- A. eating meat
- B. active during the day
- C. active at night
- D. lives in houses
اعرض الإجابة
C. active at night
Do all ants lay eggs?
- A. No, just the females.
- B. No, just the queen.
- C. yes, all ants.
- D. No, ants do not lay eggs.
اعرض الإجابة
B. No, just the queen.
Who helps the queen to get food?
- A. working ants
- B. nocturnal ant
- C. the male ant
- D. the large females 63
اعرض الإجابة
A. working ants