Flying Lessons for Big Bird

What is the genre of this passage?

• fiction

• nonficion

• drama

• poetry

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Based on context clues, what does the word simulate mean?

• with strong emotion

• out of control

• staying on course

• imitate or copy

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Based on paragraphs 4 and 5, what can the reader infer about the staff members at the resort?

• They needed more training to learn how to help animals.

• They used the resort’s blog to share information about native wildlife.

• They wanted to make sure that Big Bird learned a necessary skill.

• They thought that having Big Bird at the resort would discourage tourists from visiting.

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

How does the author organize the information in paragraph 3?

• The author uses cause and effect to explain why the appearance of pelicans changes.

• The author uses logical order to help the reader understand how pelicans came to look the way they do.

• The author uses sequential order to show what is interesting about the way pelicans fish.

• The author uses compare and contrast to explain what male and female pelicans look like.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

The author’s primary purpose for writing the selection is to —

• share interesting facts about a large species of bird

• explain how the staff at a resort is taking care of a large bird as it grows up

• tell about the methods bird experts use to encourage birds to fly

• describe how a lost bird caused problems for tourists at a beach resort

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

In paragraph 2, the details about how great white pelicans catch fish support the idea that Big Bird —

• could not have survived on his own without help

• left his flock because he was unable to find food

• had injuries that kept him from fishing on his own

• was not familiar with the food at the resort

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

What is the main idea of paragraph 6?

• The resort attached a camera to Big Bird.

• Big Bird finally learned to fly, and it was all caught on camera.

• Big Bird's trainers were proud.

• Big Bird landed in the same spot he took off.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

What is the meaning of the word resort in paragraph 1?

• a place people go to watch birds

• the type of bird discussed in the article

• a lake or small body of water

• a place where people go for vacations

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

What is the caption under the picture on page 26?

• Big Bird on the beach

• Big Bird would fly away

• The birds can weigh up to 33 pounds.

• Big Bird gets flying lessons.

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What is the caption under the picture on page 27?

• Big Bird on the beach

• The birds cab weigh up to 33 pounds.

• Big Bird changed color as he grew.

• Big Bird gets flying lessons.

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5