MyView U2W1 Feathers: Comprehension

What is the best way to describe how this text is organized?

• Description or Classification

• Chronological Order

• Problem and Solution

• Conflict and Resolution

The text describes different ways feathers can be used by birds besides flying. Check all the ways the text described.

• Keep a bird warm

• Cushion like a pillow

• Shade from the sun

• Soak up water

• Prevent from falling

Read this part from the passage again.

A female cardinal's dull, grayish-tan body and feathers blend in with her forest home. They help her hide and protect her nest from enemies while she sits on her eggs.

Why does the author include this section?

• To give another way feathers do other things besides help birds fly.

• To demonstrate how camouflage is important for all animals.

• To show how birds and humans can be similar.

• To compare birds and hunters.

The section called Kinds of Feathers described which of these things?

• How flight feathers steer.

• How the feathers of a swan can help it float.

• How most feathers are generally waterproof.

• How feathers can make high pitched sounds.

Why does it make sense to put the different types of feathers at the end of the text?

• To help us better understand the feathers described earlier in the passage.

• To help us understand how all birds have the same kinds of feathers.

• To make sure we don't forget which feathers do what for each bird.

• The author thought it was the least important.

Which statement is true about the passage?

• All scientists agree on the way feathers should be classified.

• The author is helping us understand there are many uses for feathers.

• The author describes how all birds are alike in how their feathers function.

• Scientists spent a lot of time studying birds but still have trouble understanding the use of their feathers.

The author makes statements such as...Feathers can shade out sun like an umbrella or protect skin like sunscreen. What type of figurative language is this?

• simile

• alliteration

• personification

• assonance

What is the best way to describe the main idea of the section from paragraphs 13-14?

• Feathers can be used as tools

• Feathers are protection

• Feathers are heavy

• Feathers are brighter on some birds

Read paragraph 15 again. What is the best definition for the word pockets in this section?

• a small bag sewn into or on clothing so as to form part of it

• used for carrying small articles

• a cavity or opening that can hold something

• to set aside

Which feathers are designed to help the bird stay warm? Choose ALL that apply.

• Down feathers

• Semiplume feathers

• Flipoplume feathers

• Contour feathers