Secret Message - Comprehension Test

At the beginning of the story, Why would the merchant not let the parrot go?

• He was entertaining.

• he could play dead.

• He was worth a lot of money.

• He attracted customers to his shop.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

What did the parrot want the merchant to tell the parrots he saw in the forest?

• about his cage

• about his kind owner

• about all the customers

• about his bright feathers

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

What happened when the merchant told the parrots in the forest about his parrots cage?

• They died.

• They fell off the branches and flew away.

• They flew off the branches and sang a beautiful song for him.

• They fell off the branches onto their backs with their feet in the air.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

Why did the merchant's parrot fall off his swing with his feet pointing up when the merchant told him what happened in the forest?

• He died.

• He was sick.

• He was entertaining the customers.

• He was doing what the parrots were telling him to do.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

What message does the author want to give the reader?

• Animals belong in their natural habitat

• Animals belong with one another.

• Animals should be protected.

• Parrots are intelligent birds.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RI.6.9