The girl who gets gifts from birds

Which sentence best explains why Gabi in "The Girl Who Gets Gifts From Birds" started receiving gifts from crows?

• She and her brother shared a packed lunch with them.

• She and her family started feeding the crows regularly.

• She and her family started feeding the crows different seeds.

• She accidentally dropped food once when she was little.

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In "The Girl Who Gets Gifts From Birds," why has Gabi received "some icky objects"?

• The crows became angry with her for forgetting to feed them.

• The crows were letting her know the kind of food they like best.

• The crows thought they were helping by returning the family's garbage.

• The crows were giving her the kinds of presents they give to their mates.

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In "The Girl Who Gets Gifts From Birds," why does Gabi call the pearl colored heart her “most-prized possession”?

• She has always liked pearl jewelry.

• She likes to imagine a crow wearing a matching heart.

• She knows that it is unusual to see a crow with a pearl in its mouth.

• She believes that it represents the love the crows feel for her.

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. It is an odd assortment of objects for a little girl to treasure, but to Gabi these things are more valuable than gold.

Which of the following is the most likely definition of assortment, based on the context clues?

• A miscellaneous collection of things or people.

• a very special container

• a group of different things

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In this sentence from "The Girl Who Gets Gifts From Birds," what does the word consumed most likely mean?

• stole

• ate

• ignored

• hid

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Read this paragraph from "The Girl Who Gets Gifts From Birds."

"You may take a few close looks," she says, "but don't touch." It's a warning she's most likely practiced on

her younger brother. She laughs after saying it though. She is happy for the audience.

Which words best describe how Gabi feels about her gifts from the crows?

• nervous and annoyed

• interested and amused

• protective and pleased

• selfish and mysterious

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"The Girl Who Gets Gifts From Birds" includes a story of how the crows once returned a lost camera lens. Which central idea does that story most clearly illustrate?

• the family depends on the crows to return lost things

• the crows actually care about Gabi's family

• Lisa, Gabi's mom, is a professional photographer

• crows are facinated by human objects

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Why does the author of "The Girl Who Gets Gifts From Birds" include John Marzluff's ideas and observations?

• He is an eyewitness of the crows' behavior toward Gabi's family.

• He, like Gabi and her family, has received gifts from crows.

• He works with the author on her podcasts.

• He is an expert who gives readers a greater understanding of the topic

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Why does the author write the story called "The girl who gets gifts from birds"?

• to tell them that only birds give gifts

• its just a fable

• to let them know that only people give gifts

• to let them know that not only people give gifts

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What does the context suggest is the most likely meaning of sporadically in these sentences from "The Girl Who Gets Gifts From Birds"?

• not regularly

• almost completely

• as a surprise

• very quickly

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