Owl Moon

The following sentence is an example of what kind of figurative language.
The trees stood as giant statues.

• analogy
• simile
• metaphor
• verb

What can you conclude after reading the following sentence...
Pa raised his face to call out again, but before he could open his mouth an echo came threading its way through the trees.

• They finally found an owl.
• They leaves were falling.
• They were about to leave and go back home.
• Pa is not going to go owling again.

What does the word threading mean in the sentence from the last question?

• went away
• called
• pass through
• sewing

What is the best summary for the selection Owl Moon? 

• A child was getting to go owling with their pa at night in the dark woods during the winter.  While owling you can not talk sometimes you see and owl and sometimes you don't. While Pa called to the owl it the child just listened.  After the many owl calls from Pa they finally heard an owl and then they saw one.  After they stared at the owl for a few minutes it was time to go back home.
• A child a his pa went owling in the dark woods at night during the winter.  It was very cold and the child finally got to see a owl and then they went back home. 
• A child with brothers got to go owling with their pa.  It was cold and dark and they couldn't wait to see an owl.  Finally the heard an owl and then went home.
• A child love to go in the dark woods to go owling.  You can not talk while owling sometimes you see an owl and sometimes you don't.  Pa and I finally saw and owl then went home.

After reading the selection Owl moon you can conclude......

• The child did not enjoy going owling.
• They did not see an owl.
• They saw an owl.
• The child enjoyed being with Pa and getting to go owling.