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The Long, Long Journey

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the passage MOSTLY about?

a)

the life of young godwits

b)

the places young godwits visit

c)

why parent godwits leave their young

d)

how parent godwits care for their young

2.

Why does the young female MOST LIKELY eat all that she can?

a)

because she likes feeling full

b)

because she wants to be busy

c)

because she is trying to be good

d)

because she needs to get stronger

3.

What reason does the author give for the godwits making noise when they fly?

a)

so that they can stay awake

b)

so that they can stay together

c)

so that they have enough space

d)

so that they frighten other birds

4.

In the passage, the falcon aims for the godwits. What do the words aims for mean?

a)

falls on

b)

scares away

c)

flies faster than

d)

moves nearer to

5.

After being in New Zealand for two years, why will the young female go back to Alaska?

a)

so she can rest awhile

b)

so she can grow bigger

c)

so she can start a family

d)

so she can see her parents

6.

This story is ____________________________.

a)

an informational text

b)

a fairy tale

c)

a biography

d)

a fantasy

7.

The author of the story is (a)   .

8.

The illustrator, or the person who drew the pictures in the story is (a)   .

9.

When a bird trills, it--

a)

eats worms

b)

sleeps in a nest

c)

sings and chirps

d)

flies off of a tree branch

10.

When something moves from side to side in a shaky way, it is called--

a)

firm

b)

wobbly

c)

wooden

d)

solid

11.

When something moves by taking high steps, it ---

a)

jumps

b)

prances

c)

dances

d)

runs

12.

The land next to the sea is called the--

a)

desert

b)

lake

c)

coast

d)

mountains

13.

A group of birds is known as a ---

a)

pack

b)

school

c)

class

d)

flock

14.

What is the path someone takes to get from place to place?

a)

route

b)

stop

c)

station

d)

trip

15.

When something ___________ with another thing, the two things mix together.

a)

fights

b)

mingles

c)

separates

16.

When this figure bends it's legs and lowers it's body, it----

a)

crouches

b)

dances

c)

jumps

d)

dives

17.

On page 20, what are the godwit parents trying to do?

a)

find food for the babies

b)

scare the Arctic Fox away

c)

hang out by the pond

d)

eat lots of fish

18.

A bar-tailed godwit is a type of __________

a)

dog

b)

eagle

c)

bird

d)

wolf