Quiz on Pelicans

What did the staff at the resort discover about the pelican?

• The pelican was an adult.

• The pelican was only about three months old.

• The pelican was injured.

• The pelican was a female.

What is one of the largest species of flying birds on the planet?

• The great white pelican.

• The African safari bird.

• The brown pelican.

• The pink pelican.

What did the staff do to help Big Bird grow bigger?

• They provided him with steady meals of fish.

• They taught him to fly.

• They let him join a flock.

• They gave him a lot of water.

How did the staff verify that Big Bird was male?

• His facial mask turned pink.

• His elastic pouch and legs changed to bright yellow and pink.

• He was totally brown when he first arrived.

• His beak began to grow longer.

What did the staff realize Big Bird needed?

• Flying lessons.

• More food.

• A new flock.

• A larger habitat.

Based on the information in the selection, what can the reader infer about the staff members at the resort?

• The staff members are very friendly and helpful.

• The staff members are not well-trained.

• The staff members are indifferent to guests.

• The staff members are overworked.

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How does the author organize the information in paragraph 3?

• The author uses cause and effect to explain why the appearance of pelicans changes.

• The author uses logical order to help the reader understand how pelicans came to look the way they do.

• The author uses sequential order to show what is interesting about the way pelicans fish.

• The author uses compare and contrast to explain what male and female pelicans look like.

The author’s primary purpose for writing the selection is to —

• share interesting facts about a large species of bird

• explain how the staff at a resort is taking care of a large bird as it grows up

• tell about the methods bird experts use to encourage birds to fly

• describe how a lost bird caused problems for tourists at a beach resort

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Which sentence from the selection conveys the idea that people were beginning to follow Big Bird’s story?

• Startled tourists may have assumed the bird was an adult because of his large size.

• They cared for Big Bird, as they called the young pelican, and nursed him back to health.

• The staff members, however, were not discouraged.

• After some more practice, Big Bird rewarded his growing fan club with a video of a successful flight.

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What is the best summary of the selection?

• Big Bird, a young pelican, landed on a beach at a Tanzanian resort after being injured in a storm. Resort staff helped him recover, feeding him and even teaching him how to fly. Big Bird, whose flight has been captured on video, is welcome at the resort as long as he wants to stay.

• Because of their size, pelicans may seem older than they really are. One example is Big Bird, a young pelican that now lives at a Tanzanian resort. He was only three months old when he first landed at the resort’s beach, which meant that he had to be taught some skills to survive.

• Tourists at a resort in Tanzania were surprised when a young injured pelican swam onto the shore. Staff members at the resort named the pelican Big Bird and nursed him back to health. They also taught him how to fly because he had not learned from his flock.

• Big Bird is a pelican living at a Tanzanian resort while he recovers from injuries received during a storm. Staff members at the resort have been taking care of him. With permission from the park authority, the staff began feeding Big Bird. He grew bigger and stronger.

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