Migration Quiz

Which statement about migration does this article best support?

• Migration is an important part of life for most birds.

• All birds and most animals migrate.

• Not all birds migrate seasonally.

• Birds are becoming endangered as migration continues year after year.

Which sentence from the article supports the idea that migration is an important part of life for birds?

• The permanent resident are birds that do not migrate. (paragraph 3)

• They are constantly feeding themselves or their young. (paragraph 2)

• Birds migrate to find new homes with warmer temperatures. (paragraph 2)

• Birds can and will travel long distances to get to their preferred location. (paragraph 5)

The organization of paragraphs 3 and 4 contributes to the author's main idea by -

• describing how migration works

• comparing the migrating patterns of different birds

• highlighting the different kinds of birds that do not migrate

• explaining the different types of migrating birds

Read these sentences from paragraph 7. The more amazing aspect of migration is how they know where to go. A bird's ability to navigate has stumped scientists since the beginning of time. These sentences show that -

• migration takes a lot of effort and strength

• migration is a bird's best defense against nature

• birds that migrate are less likely to be studied by scientists

• birds are complicated creatures that scientists don't fully understand

The word sustain in paragraph 2 means

Which sentence from the article best supports the claim that not all birds migrate?

• When it comes to migration, there are four types of birds. (paragraph 3)

• It can't be easy to fly hundreds of miles from home, yet all different types of birds do it each year. (paragraph 6)

• Birds migrate to find new homes with warmer temperatures. (paragraph 2)

• The permanent residents are birds that do not migrate. (paragraph 3)

The message conveyed by the photograph is that - Choose TWO correct answers.

• birds only migrate in warm weather

• birds migrate in large groups

• migration occurs all over the world

• not all birds fly in a pattern

• birds follow a V pattern when migrating

Birds are able to navigate long distances because they -

• fly in the right geometric pattern

• need the warmer temperatures in order to find food

• eat extra food to store fat for the long distance

• have an internal compass that guides them

Read this sentence from paragraph 7. Migration is not fully understood by scientists, but the more they learn about it, the more amazed they are. The author included this sentence most likely to show -

• why migration patterns are always the same

• that migration is achieved by hard work

• how complicated migration is

• that migration is only for the strongest birds

Look at the dictionary entry below. compass ' kampas\ n 1. the range or scope of something 2. instrument that shows the direction of the magnetic north 3. the enclosing limit of an area 4. the range of notes produced by a voice or a musical instrument Which definition of the word compass is used in paragraph 7?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4