Reading for Enrichment 7

This reading is about wings.

• True

• False

The bones of birds are solid.

• True

• False

Which type of wings helps the bird to glide?

• Long Wings

• Short Wings

• Wide Wings

The wandering albatross has a wingspan of 3.4 metres.

• True

• False

The albatross can sleep while flying.

• True

• False

The kingfisher has __________________.

• long wings

• short wings

• wide wings

With short wings the bird can ____________________.

• glide

• twist and turn through branches

• soar high in the sky

Which wings are best to soar high in the sky?

• long wings

• short wings

• wide wings

Birds soar high up into the sky _______________.

• to sleep

• to look for food

• to cool themselves

Which of these birds has wide wings?

• wandering albatross

• kingfisher

• raptor