The Girl Who Gets Gifts From Birds

What is the purpose of this article?

• to persuade

• to inform

• to entertain

• to give directions

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Which best describes how this article was written?

• The author interviewed Gabi and her family.

• Gabi wrote the article about herself.

• There is a 3rd person narrator telling a fictional story.

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Which best explains why Gabi started receiving gifts from crows?

• She and her brother packed lunches for them.

• She and her family started feeding the crows regularly

• She accidentally dropped food once when she was little.

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

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Why had Gabi received "some icky objects"?

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

• The crows were letter her know the food they best like.

• The crows thought they were helping by returning garbage.

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

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Why does Gabi call the pearl-colored heart her most-prized possession?

• 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.

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

• She has always liked pearl jewelry.

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"You make a few close looks," she says, "but don't touch." Is 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

• selfish and mysterious

• protective and pleased

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If you see a small number next to a word, it is called a superscript. What are they used for?

• to give you a definition or info about the word

• to make you remember the word

• to tell you the purpose of the text

• to highlight that it's a vocabulary word

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At the end, there is a story about how the crows returned a lost camera lens (paragraph 25). Which central idea does that story illustrate (show)?

• The family depends on the birds to return lost items.

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

• The crows seem to care about Gabi's family.

• Crows are fascinated by humans.

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The author interviewed both Gabi and a professor of wildlife. Why did she do this?

• It helps us better understand why the crows are doing what they do.

• We cannot trust Gabi and need an expert to explain what is happening.

• It makes the article more fun to read.

• The expert can help Gabi improve her relationship with the crows.

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What evidence is there to show that crows have a type of intelligence?

• They ate the dropped chicken nuggets.

• They learn human patterns.

• They communicate by how close they fly to people.

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