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Reading

Find the Main Idea

Find the main idea in the paragraph below. Write the main

idea in your own words in the space provided. Then, write

a concluding sentence for this paragraph.

You know that butterflies are insects

that glide through the air on colorful

wings. Did you know they are also

masters of disguise? For

example, the Viceroy butterfly has

evolved to look almost exactly like the

monarch, a poisonous butterfly that

predators know to avoid. Though the

Viceroy itself is not poisonous, birds and other predators steer

clear, mistaking it for the Monarch. The Buckeye sports

“eyespots”, target-shaped spots resembling eyes, on the tips of

its wings. Predators will aim for an eyespot, believing it to be the

head of the Buckeye, but will instead end up with just a wing tip,

allowing the Buckeye to escape.

Main idea:

Concluding sentence:

Monarch

Viceroy