Sparrow's Quest

PART A: Which sentence describes the theme of the story?

• The largest creatures tend to be the most powerful.

• The environment is more powerful than the animals that live in it.

• It is always more important to be clever than it is to be strong.

• Even if we’re small, we sometimes have more power than we think we do.

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PART B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

• “Flames shot out from the sun’s fiery heart, threatening to singe the sparrow’s feathers.” (Paragraph 10)

• “‘Little sparrow, how can that be? There is something I can never move, however hard I blow. The mountain is more powerful than me.’” (Paragraph 18)

• “The sparrow, who was very tired by now, and faint with hunger, looked around until she saw a worm hole.” (Paragraph 25)

• “the worm managed to gasp, ‘How does it feel then, cruel sparrow, to be the greatest thing on earth?’” (Paragraph 28)

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Which of the following best describes why the sparrow begins her search for the most powerful thing on earth?

• She believes that she is the most powerful creature on earth and wishes to prove it to the rest of the world.

• She is hungry and hopes that the most powerful thing on earth will be able to provide her with food.

• She learns that there are things in nature that are more powerful than what originally harmed her.

• She is searching for food and assumes that the most powerful thing on earth will be a worm she can eat.

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Why does the author have the sparrow repeat the lines “are you the greatest power there is” or “are you the most powerful thing” to every other character she meets in the story?

• to show that there is always something more powerful when you compare yourself to others

• to emphasize that the sparrow is the weakest creature, compared to everyone she meets

• to show that it’s unlikely the sparrow will ever meet the most powerful thing on earth

• to reveal how little knowledge the sparrow has about other creatures

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