The Secret Message 2-1 - Quiz
  • 1. What does the word attracted mean?
A) cured somebody from
B) offered advice to
C) drew the attention of
D) forced liquid or gas into
  • 2. Which word has almost the SAME meaning as dazzling?
A) encouraging
B) charming
C) stunning
D) smiling
  • 3. What does the word requested mean?
A) enlisted
B) stopped
C) asked
D) identified
  • 4. Which word has the OPPOSITE meaning of the word trudged?
A) rushed
B) glided
C) tricked
D) judged
  • 5. What does the word fabrics mean?
A) sealed bags stuffed with feathers
B) types of material made from cloth
C) the wide leaves of a plant
D) the plots of ground where plants grow
  • 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) an annoyance or trouble
B) a jealous feeling or behavior
C) a selfish desire to have or get something
D) a shameful or regrettable act
  • 8. Which word has the OPPOSITE meaning of honest?
A) unusual
B) unhealthy
C) uninterested
D) untruthful
  • 9. At the beginning of the story, why would the merchant not let the parrot go?
A) he could play dead
B) he was entertaining
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 cage
B) about all the customers
C) about his kind owner
D) about his bright feathers
  • 11. What happened when the merchant told the parrots in the forest about his parrot's cage?
A) they fell off the branches onto their backs with their feet in the air
B) they died
C) they flew off the branches and sang a beautiful song for him
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 sick
B) he was doing what the parrots were telling him to do
C) he died
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 should be protected
D) animals belong with one another
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