The Secret Message

What does the word attracted mean?

• offered advice to
• forced liquid or gas into
• cured somebody from
• drew the attention of

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which word has almost the SAME meaning as dazzling?

• charming
• encouraging
• smiling
• stunning

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does the word requested mean?

• identified
• stopped
• asked
• enlisted

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which word has the OPPOSITE meaning of the word trudged?

• glided
• rushed
• judged
• tricked

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

At the beginning of the story, why would the merchant not let the parrot go?

• he attracted customers to his shop
• he could play dead
• he was worth a lot of money
• he was entertaining

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

What did the parrot want the merchant to tell the parrots he saw in the forest?

• about his cage
•  about all the customers
• about his bright feathers
• about his kind owner

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

What happened when the merchant told the parrots in the forest about his parrot's cage?

• they died
• they fell off the branches onto their backs with their feet in the air
• they fell off the branches and flew away
• they flew off the branches and sang a beautiful song for him

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Why did the merchant's parrot fall off his swing with his feet pointing up when the merchant told him what happened in the forest?

• he was entertaining the customers
• he was doing what the parrots were telling him to do
• he was sick
• he died

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

What is the THEME the author want to give the reader?

• parrots are intelligent birds

• animals belong with one another

• freedom is more important than any wealth

• animals should be protected

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

The merchant went to India to buy more goods for his shop.

• true

• false

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6