Dodo Reading Passage

If someone called you a "dodo", it would be a derogatory comment.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Why did the dodo lose it's ability to fly?

• It was very astute.

• It devoured too much food and was too heavy.

• There were no predatory animals on the dodo's island.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

The dodo's eggs be described as...

• A figment

• Mythical

• dilapidated

• A delicacy

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

The dodo can be described as.... (select all that apply)

• mythical

• vicious

• vulnerable

• graceful

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

The dodo's plumage was...

• bright pink

• brown

• grayish in color

• black

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Why was the dodo at risk?

• They lived in caves.

• They were too ungainly to run fast.

• They were vicious.

• They were vegetarians.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

What did the dogs do to the dodo?

• The dogs ate the dodo birds.

• The dogs devoured their eggs.

• The dogs carried them away to the sea.

• The dogs scared them into exitinction.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

What island did the dodo bird inhabit?

• Bahamas

• St. Thomas

• Mauritius

• Portugal

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5