Wild Weather

What word means when things happen or take place

• occur

• delay

• cancel

• postpone

What word means tiny balls of something

• pellets

• boulders

• cubes

• spheres

What word means more than is needed

• excess

• deficit

• shortage

• insufficient

What word means say it will happen before it does

• predict

• describe

• announce

• explain

What word means has a wide circle at the top and a short, thin tube at the bottom

• funnel

• beaker

• test tube

• pipette

What word means difficult and challenging

• tough

• easy

• simple

• trivial

What word means sticks to it

• clings

• detaches

• ignores

• avoids

What word means cause harm to something

• damage

• repair

• create

• improve

Why did the author write this passage?

• to teach readers how to make origami birds

• to tell readers how birds find their way to the south

• to tell readers about when he was stuck in bad  weather

• to tell readers about how weather changes

What is the name of the bird that Sonny meets?

• Chuck

• Sunny

• Natasha

• Pigeon