A Secret Message Unit 2 Week 1

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.

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

What happened when the merchant told the parrots in the forest about his parrot’s 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.

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.

What message does the author want to give the reader?

• Animals belong in their natural habitats.

• Animals belong with one another.

• Animals should be protected.

• Parrots are intelligent birds.

Her _______________ jewelry, shone bright under the lights of the stage

• fabric

• Dazzling

• greed

• Honest

Jerry ________________ through the math test because he studied hard all week

• greed

• soared

• trudged

• honest

It is important to always be _______________ with other, as lying could hurt you or someone else.

• greed

• requested

• dazzling

• honest

Mr. Barnwell _______________ that all students turn in their homework daily.

• fabric

• requested

• soared

• trudged

I buy my clothes based on the feel of the __________________ they are made off

• fabric

• dazzling

• honest

• soared