Word Builders Quiz (Cassowary)

What is the meaning of endangered?

• finding danger

• at risk of not existing anymore

• extinct

• very sick; unhealthy

Answer explanation

What is a casque?

• a type of feather

• a covering

• tall helmet-like growth

• a beautiful color

What is territory?

• a type of predator

• an empty space

• a crowded area

• an area of land where an animal lives

What is habitat?

• an environment where a plant of animal lives

• something that takes a long time

• a place where an endangered animal lives

• the food and drink of an animal

What does inflicting mean?

• chasing someone

• causing someone to experience pain

• putting something together

• pushing things together

What does cassowary mean?

• big, giant

• horned head

• funny looking

• powerful

Which of these is not a characteristic of a cassowary?

• strong, powerful legs

• sharp claw

• short and stout

• helmet head

What is the author's purpose or message for writing this text?

• To make you underestand how dangerous they are

• To help save them from becoming extinct

• to convince you to visit Australia

• to make you a bird expert

What is the number 1 cause for cassowary deaths?

• being hit by a car

• being attacked by an animal

• having no more fruit

• people hunting it

How can you tell how old a cassowary is?

• by the colors of its wattle

• by the amount it eats

• the size of its casque

• by how fast it runs