A Lesson from the Birds Quiz

1. What BEST describes the setting of this story?

A) In the winter; under an oak tree
B) An autumn day; in the countryside
C) In the south; by a large oak tree
D) In the winter; in the countryside

2. Which word is NOT an example of onomatopoeia?

A) Trap
B) Buzz
C) Snap
D) Peck

3. What was the birds' problem in paragraph 3?

A) They forgot how to fly.
B) They were lost.
C) They couldn't find food.
D) They were trapped in a net.

4. What did the birds do right after a large oak tree was spotted?

A) They saw a trap.
B) They started to eat.
C) They started to 'peck'.
D) They landed.

5. Choose the verb that shows the INCORRECT past tense. The present tense is shown first followed by the past tense.

A) eat; ate
B) try; tried
C) fly; flew
D) tap; taped

6. Which homophone sequence makes this sentence correct?
Because ----- hungry, they stop to eat. They find ----- food under a tree. ----- is a net above them.

A) they're; there; their
B) there; their; they're
C) they're; their; there
D) their; there; they're

7. Which word BEST describes the leader?

A) nervous
B) happy
C) lonely
D) clever

8. Who figured out how to free the birds from the net?

A) the hunter
B) the mouse
C) the leader
D) all of the birds

9. What lesson can be learned from this story?

A) Birds fly south for the winter.
B) Mice are smart and kind.
C) Working as a team gets the job done.
D) Hunters shouldn't catch animals in nets.
E) Birds teach each other how to fly.

10. This reading selection is a -----

A) fairy tale
B) myth
C) legend
D) fable

11. The birds were flapping their wings harder and faster at the same time to ----

A) continue their journey south
B) see their friend, the mouse
C) lift the net
D) find more food

12. In which paragraph do the birds use perseverance and cooperation?

A) 1
B) 5
C) 4
D) 3
E) 2

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