WorksheetsTest Prep-Excerpt Birdology
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Lines 1 through 11 best support the idea that the author
is fearful the chicks will be vulnerable to predators
is unsure about what she can expect the chicks to understand
wants the chicks to explore the yard she has set up for their needs
has not planned how she will teach the chicks to adjust to a new environment
Based on lines 12 through 18, which statement best describes the exchange between Gretchen and the author?
Gretchen proves a point, and the author feels embarrassed.
Gretchen gives the author advice, and the author learns from it.
Gretchen comforts the author, and the author feels more confident.
Gretchen shares her personal experiences, and the author criticizes them.
What do lines 23 through 31 indicate about the developmental strategy of chickens?
Chickens are adapted to food availability and pressure from predators.
Chickens are born ready and require no further maturing.
Chickens have a faster growth rate than other birds.
Baby chickens spend no time with their parents.
Lines 49 through 59 develop the key idea that chickens raised by humans
are curious about the activities of their caregivers
become a nuisance to the other projects of their owners
grow to prefer the company of people over other chickens
develop their intelligence more than chickens raised by hens
Read lines 36 through 42 from the passage.
"In scientific experiments, researchers have trained days-old chicks to find hidden food using both distant and nearby and nearby landmarks as cues. Italian researchers demonstrated that at the tender age of fifteen days, after just a week's training to find hidden food in the middle of their cage, chicks can correctly calculate the center of a given environment-even in the absence of distinctive landmarks. Even more astonishing, they can do it in spaces they have never seen before, whether the area be circular, square, or triangular. "
How do these lines relate to lines 59 through 64?
Lines 36 through 42 express an opinion, and lines 59 through 64 provide support.
Lines 36 through 42 identify why something happens, and lines 59 through 64 describe what happens.
Lines 36 through 42 present facts, and lines 59 through 64 support the facts with a personal experience.
Lines 36 through 42 provide a comparison, and lines 59 through 64 provide evidence for the comparison.
Which claim do lines 65 through 72 support?
The chickens stay where they do as a direct result of what the author has taught them.
The chickens do what they do because of their interactions with their environment.
The chickens stay where they do because they are unfamiliar with other areas.
The chickens do what they do as a result of trail and error.
How does the author's attitude toward the chickens change from the beginning of the passage to the end?
It varies from fear for their safety to gratitude for winning over the author's father-in-law.
It shifts from being uncertain about their abilities to being amazed at their complex ways.
As she observes the behavior of the chickens, she realizes their learning keeps pace the risks they take.
As she gains confidence in her ability to raise her chickens , she comes to appreciate their self-sufficiency.
Based on the title, "birdology" what does "ology" mean
the world
information
scientist
the study
Based on paragraph 1, what would be the best annotation for this paragraph
how chicks survive in the barn all day
how Gretchen saves the chicks from predators
preventing chicks from getting lost in a new environment
chicks and their domestic habitat
Line 23 uses the word, "precocial", what does precocial mean?
when youngs/babies are in an advance state right from birth
development of life is at a normal pace
when youngs /babies don't fully develop and are helpless
stages of development are mature after a week
Which lines would represent this annotation the best?
"Chicks curious and learning their environment"
Lines 8 through 15
Lines 25 through 31
Lines 49 through 53
Lines 60 through 64
Which bird mentioned in the text never meets their parent when they are born?
Galliformes
Songbirds
Malleefowl
Based on this excerpt, what genre would this passage best be considered as?
Nonfiction
Realistic fiction
Fable
Theory
