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) encouraging
B) stunning
C) charming
D) smiling
  • 3. What does the word requested mean?
A) identified
B) asked
C) stopped
D) enlisted
  • 4. Which word has the OPPOSITE meaning of the word trudged?
A) judged
B) glided
C) tricked
D) rushed
  • 5. What does the word fabrics mean?
A) sealed bags stuffed with feathers
B) the plots of ground where plants grow
C) types of material made from cloth
D) the wide leaves of a plant
  • 6. What does the word soared mean?
A) moved on foot
B) moved rhythmically to music
C) flew upward
D) traveled at a fast pace
  • 7. What does the word greed mean?
A) a selfish desire to have or get something
B) an annoyance or trouble
C) a shameful or regrettable act
D) a jealous feeling or behavior
  • 8. Which word has the OPPOSITE meaning of honest?
A) unhealthy
B) uninterested
C) untruthful
D) unusual
  • 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 his cage
B) about his kind owner
C) about all the customers
D) about his bright feathers
  • 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 died
C) they fell off the branches onto their backs with their feet in the air
D) they fell off the branches and flew away
  • 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 was doing what the parrots were telling him to do
B) he died
C) he was entertaining the customers
D) he was sick
  • 13. What message does the author want to give the reader?
A) animals should be protected
B) animals belong with one another
C) parrots are intelligent birds
D) animals belong in their natural habitats
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