WorksheetsFeathered Friend by Authur Cook Savaas Unit 3 Selection Test
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
In the opinion of the narrator in "Feathered Friend," why is Claribel a "sensible" choice as a pet for Sven? Choose two options.
She weighs very little.
She sings quite beautifully.
She is good company for Sven.
Lack of gravity does not affect her.
She gets a bit noisy when she is upset.
In "Feathered Friend," when does the narrator first realize that Claribel is aboard the space station?
when Sven runs in with a tiny bundle of feathers
when Sven informs the whole crew
when a flash of yellow flies past
when he hears the bird singing
What happens after the crew revives Claribel in "Feathered Friend"?
The crew waits in hushed silence.
She flies around the space station.
She chirps but then keels over again.
The crew goes back to eating breakfast.
In "Feathered Friend," why do crew members pass around an oxygen bottle?
to celebrate Claribel’s recovery
to keep themselves from losing consciousness
to determine how much oxygen each person needs
to remind each other of their loyalty and friendship
As the narrator awakens on the morning described in "Feathered Friend," he has a headache. What is the most likely reason for that headache?
a night of bad dreams
confusion between day and night
lack of oxygen in the space station
illness spread by close contact with birds
Why would a person most likely feel distressed after reading an email? Base your answer on the meaning of distressed.
if the message contains bad news
if the message is from an old friend
if the message responds to a request
if the message is a meeting reminder
If a puppy is described as whimpering pathetically, which of the following is most likely true? Base your answer on the meaning of pathetically.
The sound is quiet and mostly unnoticed.
The noise causes people to feel pity or sorrow.
The puppy seems energetic and eager to please.
Other dogs around it are howling or whimpering, too.
If a group of people lamented in public, which of the following events was most likely taking place? Base your answer on the meaning of lamented.
a concert
a funeral
a graduation
a holiday party
Think about the setting of "Feathered Friend." What is the most likely reason that “early spacers” were “wiry little fellows”?
Small people have a special love for adventure.
Construction is a job for small but muscular people.
Large people have difficulty adjusting to zero gravity.
Both space and supplies on the space station are limited.
Which of these quotations from “Feathered Friend” best supports the answer to the previous question?
"There’s never been a regulation that forbids one to keep pets in a space station."
"Space suit is not the most convenient of garbs in which to work."
"I was sitting in the little cubbyhole laughingly called my office…."
"A space station has more hiding places than you can count…."
When the narrator of “Feathered Friend” says, “Half a million dollars’ worth of chemical and electronic engineering had let us down completely,” what does he most likely mean?
Engineering is never an exact science.
No one should trust his or her life to scientists.
Despite costly technology, systems still do fail.
The entire space program is expensive but flawed.
In “Feathered Friend,” why is Claribel said to be like a hummingbird?
She is able to hover in midair.
She has shiny, reflective feathers.
She drinks from the plants in the spacecraft.
She moves her wings in a back-and-forth motion.
In "Feathered Friend," how do the crew members feel about Claribel?
They ignore her as much as possible.
They tolerate her, but she annoys them.
They care about her as though she were their own.
They are angry with Sven for smuggling her aboard.
Which of these lines from "Feathered Friend" best supports the answer to Part A?
[B]y that time it no longer mattered, because Claribel was a general pet.
[T]he only problem was that Claribel got rather noisy when she was upset…
[W]ho would dream of looking for a canary in a space station?
Without Claribel, we should soon have been slightly mad.
How does the title of "Feathered Friend" hint at one theme of the story?
It suggests that Claribel’s existence is important to the crew.
It points out one key difference between birds and humans.
It reminds the reader of the delicate nature of animals.
It compares bird flight to human flight.
How does this excerpt from "Feathered Friend" connect most clearly to one of the themes of the story?
It refers to an unexpected natural event.
It shows the excitement of manned space travel.
It explores the narrator’s concerns about bad air.
It reveals that technology is not always dependable.
