Feathered Friend

What type of bird is Claribel?

• dove

• robin

• hummingbird

• canary

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

When does the narrator first realize Claribel is aboard the space station?

• When Sven runs in with a handful of feathers.

• When a flash of yellow flies past.

• When Claribel wakes him up.

• After hitting his head on the angle beam.

How is Sven described in the story?

• six-foot-seven and 120 pounds

• six-foot-six and 130 pounds

  
  

• six-foot-five and 140 pounds

  
  

• six-foot-six and 150 pounds

  
  

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which word means in a way that expresses grief or sadness?

• mournfully

  
  

• pathetically

  
  

• distressed

• lamented

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What does the dietician do to check Claribel when Sven finds her not breathing?

• panicks

• plucks her feathers

  
  

• holds her to his ear to listen for her heartbeat.

  
  

• feeds her

  
  

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Why does Sven bring Claribel onboard?

• because he stole her

  
  

• because he was lonely

  
  

• because he wants a pet

  
  

• because he wanted to see how birds would do in space

  
  

What causes Claribel to pass out?

• she had a heart attack

  
  

• she ate too much

  
  

• the gas leak and lack of oxygen

  
  

• she had a headache

  
  

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which word means in a way that shows someone is sorry for having done or said something; regretfully?

• lamented
• distressed
• apologetically
• mournfully

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

In which of these sentences is a compound word used as an adjective?

• The story featured the adventures of a chemical engineer.

  
  

• Throughout the story, the narrator was never named.

  
  

• 
  Early on, the author foreshadowed some key events.

• It was a lighthearted story with an interesting moral.

  
  

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Claribel was not a friend to the crew members.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2