The Secret Message 2-1
  • 1. What does the word attracted mean?
A) offered advice to
B) cured somebody from
C) forced liquid or gas into
D) drew the attention of
  • 2. Which word has almost the SAME meaning as dazzling?
A) stunning
B) encouraging
C) smiling
D) charming
  • 3. What does the word requested mean?
A) enlisted
B) stopped
C) identified
D) asked
  • 4. Which word has the OPPOSITE meaning of the word trudged?
A) glided
B) tricked
C) judged
D) rushed
  • 5. What does the word fabrics mean?
A) the wide leaves of a plant
B) the plots of ground where plants grow
C) sealed bags stuffed with feathers
D) types of material made from cloth
  • 6. What does the word soared mean?
A) traveled at a fast pace
B) flew upward
C) moved rhythmically to music
D) moved on foot
  • 7. What does the word greed mean?
A) a jealous feeling or behavior
B) an annoyance or trouble
C) a shameful or regrettable act
D) a selfish desire to have or get something
  • 8. Which word has the OPPOSITE meaning of honest?
A) unusual
B) uninterested
C) untruthful
D) unhealthy
  • 9. At the beginning of the story, why would the merchant not let the parrot go?
A) he attracted customers to his shop
B) he was worth a lot of money
C) he could play dead
D) he was entertaining
  • 10. What did the parrot want the merchant to tell the parrots he saw in the forest?
A) about all the customers
B) about his bright feathers
C) about his cage
D) about his kind owner
  • 11. What happened when the merchant told the parrots in the forest about his parrot's cage?
A) they flew off the branches and sang a beautiful song for him
B) they fell off the branches and flew away
C) they fell off the branches onto their backs with their feet in the air
D) they died
  • 12. Why did the merchant's parrot fall off his swing with his feet pointing up when the merchant told him what happened in the forest?
A) he died
B) he was doing what the parrots were telling him to do
C) he was sick
D) he was entertaining the customers
  • 13. What message does the author want to give the reader?
A) parrots are intelligent birds
B) animals belong in their natural habitats
C) animals belong with one another
D) animals should be protected
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