Nights of the Pufflings Comprehension Quiz

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.