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Twins and Look-Alikes

A simple reading lesson about how twins are born and how they are alike or different.

💡 How to use this lesson

For the Teacher

• Guide students to read the short text in 8 minutes and discuss identical versus fraternal twins.

• Have students complete the 8 interactive check questions and use the explanations to review evidence together.

For the Student

• First, read the short passage carefully and check the hard words below it.

• Next, answer the 8 questions below from easy to hard to see how much you understood!

📖 Read the Text

Reading Time: 2 min

"In 2024, about 3 of every 100 births in the United States were twin births. Identical twins start from one egg that splits in two. Identical twins are always the same sex, two boys or two girls. Fraternal twins start from two eggs. They can be two boys, two girls, or a boy and a girl."

📌 Hard words explained

egg (noun) a tiny cell in the body that grows into a baby

split (verb) to divide into two or more parts

sex (noun) being male (boy) or female (girl)

identical twins (noun) twins from 1 egg that split in two

fraternal twins (noun) twins born at the same time from 2 separate eggs

✏️ Exercises (1 - 8)

Easy → Hard

1 True / False • Easy

In 2024, about 3 of every 100 births in the United States were twin births.

____ True ____ False

2 Multiple Choice • Easy

How many eggs do identical twins start from?

____ a. One egg that splits in two ____ b. Two separate eggs ____ c. Three different eggs

3 True / False • Easy

Identical twins can be one boy and one girl.

____ True ____ False

4 Multiple Choice • Medium

How do fraternal twins start?

____ a. From one egg that splits ____ b. From two eggs ____ c. Without any eggs

5 Fill-in-the-blank • Medium

Complete the sentence from the text:

Identical twins are always the ____ sex, two boys or two girls.

6 True / False • Medium

Fraternal twins can be two girls.

____ True ____ False

7 Multiple Choice • Hard

Which sex combinations can fraternal twins have?

____ a. Only two boys or two girls ____ b. Only a boy and a girl ____ c. Two boys, two girls, or a boy and a girl

8 Fill-in-the-blank • Hard

Complete the sentence with the number from the text:

In 2024, about ____ of every 100 births in the United States were twin births.

Reading: Twins and look-alikes

Twins and Look-Alikes

📖 Read the Text

📌 Hard words explained

✏️ Exercises (1 - 8)

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