WorksheetsNights of the Pufflings Comprehension Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What kind of story is Nights of the Pufflings?
realistic fiction
biography
nonfiction
folktale
What is this story MOSTLY about?
how pufflings grow up and try to fly
how pufflings get lost in a village in Iceland
how children help lost pufflings get safely to the sea
how children put pufflings in boxes
Why do some pufflings land in Halla's village instead of the sea?
They like the village.
They are hunting for food.
They like to explore.
They get confused by the village lights.
How does Halla help the lost pufflings?
She catches them and takes them to the sea.
She takes them back to their burrowos.
She feeds them.
She helps them learn to fly.
What does the word "burrows" mean in the first paragraph on page 22?
holes or tunnels used as nests
unusual animals
small towns or villages
large rocks
Which page in the story tells about the dangers the pufflings face when they leave their burrows for their first flight?
page 21
page 25
page 28
page 33
If you wanted more information about pufflings, you could look...
in an atlas
in a magazine about pets
in a biography
in an encyclopedia
Read this sentence: Cats dogs cars and trucks might harm the pufflings.
How should this sentence be written?
Cats dogs, cars, and trucks might harm the pufflings.
Cats, dogs, cars, and trucks might harm the pufflings.
Cats, dogs, cars, and, trucks might harm the pufflings.
Correct as it is written.
When Halla bids the pufflings farewell, when will they return?
in the spring
in the summer
in the fall
in the winter
People sometimes cause problems for wildlife. Which detail from the story supports this main idea?
The children rescue the pufflings and set them free near the ocean.
The village lights cause some pufflings to get confused and land in the village.
The children sleep late in the day so they can stay out at night.
The adult pufflings take fish to their babies.
