The Secret Message 2-1
  • 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) stunning
B) charming
C) smiling
D) encouraging
  • 3. What does the word requested mean?
A) stopped
B) identified
C) asked
D) enlisted
  • 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 plots of ground where plants grow
D) the wide leaves of a plant
  • 6. What does the word soared mean?
A) flew upward
B) moved on foot
C) moved rhythmically to music
D) traveled at a fast pace
  • 7. What does the word greed mean?
A) a jealous feeling or behavior
B) a selfish desire to have or get something
C) a shameful or regrettable act
D) an annoyance or trouble
  • 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 cage
C) about his bright feathers
D) about his kind owner
  • 11. What happened when the merchant told the parrots in the forest about his parrot's cage?
A) they died
B) they flew off the branches and sang a beautiful song for him
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 sick
B) he died
C) he was doing what the parrots were telling him to do
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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