Dodo Reading Passage

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

• True

• False

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.

The dodo's eggs be described as...

• A figment

• Mythical

• dilapidated

• A delicacy

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

• mythical

• vicious

• vulnerable

• graceful

The dodo's plumage was...

• bright pink

• brown

• grayish in color

• black

Why was the dodo at risk?

• They lived in caves.

• They were too ungainly to run fast.

• They were vicious.

• They were vegetarians.

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.

What island did the dodo bird inhabit?

• Bahamas

• St. Thomas

• Mauritius

• Portugal