Owl Reading Quiz

Which sentence best describes how an owl eats its prey?

• It rips the prey into tiny bits before eating.

• It eats large chunks of its prey, or swallows the animal whole.

• It hides its food behind its wing when it eats.

• It drinks water while it eats.

An owl's beak is thin and low on its face. How does this adaptation help owls survive?

• It helps the owl to camouflage.

• It likes to to fly silently, so its prey can't hear it coming.

• The owl just dies from hunger

• The size and location of its beak allow it to hunt without the beak getting in the way of its vision.

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According to the information in the article, what can a human do with his or her eyes that an owl can't?

• An owl can't move its eyes from side to side.

• An owl can wear contacts.

• An owl can't hunt at night.

On which continent do Common Great-Horned Owls live?

• North America

• South America

• Antartica

• Asia

Do Snowy Owls live in the Northern or Southern Hemisphere?

• Northern Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

Does the Eurasian Eagle Owl live in the Eastern or Western Hemisphere?

• Eastern Hemisphere

• Western Hemisphere

What is an owl pellet?

• the part of an owl's body that it uses to make a hooting sound

• the part of an owl's body that it uses to smell its prey

• the part of an owl's prey that it does not swallow

• the part of an owl's prey that is spit up because it could not be digested