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