Question

Insects are small, six-legged animals. There are many different insects, like bees, ants, wasps, butterflies, cockroaches, ladybugs, fireflies, and termites. Other insects include houseflies, dragonflies, mosquitoes, grasshoppers, lice, crickets, fleas, and moths. The list goes on and on. In fact, it would take over 6,000 pages to print the scientific names of all insects on paper.
Over 1.5 million species of animals have been named by scientists. Approximately 1 million of these are insects. Scientists discover 7,000 to 10,000 new species of insects each year. Some scientists believe that 1 million to 10 million species of insects are still undiscovered.
Insects live almost everywhere on Earth. They live in tropical jungles and cold snowy regions. They can be found high on mountains and in deserts below sea level. From caves to the sky, insects can be seen crawling or flying. The only place where few insects are found is the ocean.
2Question 2
Which of the following is the best summary of this passage?
A.
Bees, ants, ladybugs, and termites are examples of insects. There are 1.5 million kinds of insects on Earth. Some scientists think there are up to 10 million species left to discover. They live high on mountains and in deserts.
B.
There are millions of species of insects. New insect species are discovered each year, and scientists believe that millions have not been discovered yet. Insects live almost everywhere, but only a few live in the ocean.
C.
Insects are small, six-legged animals. It would take more than 6,000 pages to list them all. Insects live in caves, on mountains, and in deserts. They can be found in jungles and snowy regions. Only a few insects live in the ocean.
D.
Insects are not found in oceans. They are found in deserts, below sea-level, and on mountain tops. They fly and live in caves. They even live in tropical jungles and in snowy regions. Scientists have not found all the species of insects yet.

Answer 1

B

Choice B best captures the main points: there are millions of insect species, new ones are discovered each year and many likely remain undiscovered, and insects live almost everywhere except that few live in the ocean.