Feathers: Not Just for Flying

Why does the author, Melissa Stewart, compare feathers to everyday

objects?

• to help the reader match the bird with its feather

• to help the reader identify what the feathers looks like

• to help the reader know what different objects looks like

• to help the reader understand the important jobs of feathers

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

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Which phrase shows contrast?

• similarly

• also

• but not

• likewise

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

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What bird uses its tightly packed feathers to slide like a sled?

• blue jay

• rosy-faced lovebird

• penguin

• bank swallow

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CCSS.RI.2.5

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What is the topic of the story Feathers: Not Just for Flying?

• feathers

• birds

• adaptations

• flying

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the purpose of an informational text?

• entertain

• inform/explain

• describe

• persuade

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

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A ptarmigan's thick feathers on its feet act like ______?

• snowshoes

• ice skates

• sled

• snow boots

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

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When a male club-winged manakin rapidly shakes its feathers, what does it sound like?

• rattle

• horn

• whistle

• bell

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The heron's feathers are tricolored. What does tricolored mean?

• made up of only one color

• made up of two colors

• made up of four colors

• made up of three colors

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

A female cardinal's dull, grayish-tan body and feathers blend in with her forest home. What does the phrase blend in refer to?

• migration

• camouflage

• habitat

• environment

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CCSS.RI.1.4

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CCSS.RI.6.4

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"Feathers can distract attackers like a bullfighter's cape" is an example of which type of figurative language?

• metaphor

• synonym

• antonym

• simile

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