2.3 Reading Test

What does the word transformed mean?

• Changed

• enlarged

• Extracted

• Transferred

What does the word disappearance mean?

• To hide

• To be found

• To suddenly appear

• The act of disappearing

What does the word behaviors mean?

• Important actions

• Ways of acting

• Fits of bad temper

• Ways of adapting

Which word has the opposite meaning of the word energetic?

• Bossy

• Sluggish

• Intelligent

• Unrelenting

Read the dictionary entry below.

noun: a sudden movement of many things at once

verb: a brief, light snowfall

which of the following words is defined above?

• Disappearance

• Flurry

• Observation

• Theory

Which word has the opposite meaning of the word migrate?

• Arrive

• Flow

• Outline

• stay

Which selection vocabulary word best completes this sentence?

The detective made an excellent ________________ after he uncovered new evidence.

• Disappearance

• Flurry

• Observation

• Behavior

What does the word theory mean?

• A random guess

• A fact that cannot be disputed

• An interpretation of numerical data

• And opinion based on some evidence

In the story, what kind of birds did John James Audubon study?

• Falcons

• Kingfishers

• Pewees

• Redwings

What text evidence shows how John James’s ideas were different from that of scientists?

• He thought that birds traveled to the moon each fall.

• He did not believe that birds returned to the same nest each spring.

• He did not believe the small birds gathered underwater during the winter.

• He thought that birds transformed from one kind into another each winter.