ReadWorks: Helping Birds in a Changing World

What are bird biologists?

• scientists who study dinosaurs

• people who have birds as pets

• scientists who study birds

• scientists who study people

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How does the author describe Dr. Beth Flint’s job as a bird biologist?

• Dr. Flint works in an office all day reading about birds.

• Dr. Flint studies birds and makes plans to help protect them.

• Dr. Flint works outside all day tracking birds to study them.

• Dr. Flint has many jobs including capturing wild birds.

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Read the following sentences from the text.

“Bird biologists work to understand more about birds, their habits, and their homes. Some species of birds seem to be dying off. Some of these birds travel long distances during migration. In North America, birds travel to northern places in the summer and to more southern places for the winter. Bird biologists and other scientists are studying how and where birds get hurt along the way.”

How do bird biologists help birds, based on this information?

• They help birds by making special food for them.

• They help birds by fighting for laws that protect birds.

• They help birds by learning more about birds’ lives and problems.

• They help birds by building little shelters for them.

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What is one of the main things that bird biologists care about?

• becoming powerful

• passing new laws

• ending wars

• protecting birds

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What is the main idea of this text?

• All birds have feathers and most birds can fly, but other than that, birds can be very different from each other.

• Some bird biologists work to help birds, but others use their jobs to try to stop birds from migrating.

• Some birds in Hawaii, like albatrosses, are so strong that they don’t need help from bird biologists.

• Bird biologists, like Dr. Beth Flint, are scientists who study birds and their habitats so that they can help protect birds.

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