A Lesson from the Birds Quiz

1. What BEST describes the setting of this story?

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

2. Which word is NOT an example of onomatopoeia?

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

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

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

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

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

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) fly; flew
C) try; tried
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; their; there
B) there; their; they're
C) their; there; they're
D) they're; there; their

7. Which word BEST describes the leader?

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

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

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

9. What lesson can be learned from this story?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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