A Bird Came Down the Walk - FSA Review

Part A

What is the theme of the poem?

• Animals and humans have much in common

• Birds would much rather eat bugs and worms than bread.

• Eve simple events in nature can be strange and amazing.

• People would be happier if they could fly like birds.

Part B

Select one sentence that supports the answer in Part A.

• The bird eats an angleworm and drinks water from grass.

• The bird hops sideways to a wall to let a beetle pass.

• The speaker thinks that the bird's eyes look like frightened beads.

• The speaker describes the bird's flight by mentioning the ocean, silver, and butterflies.

What evidence does the speaker present that the bird looks frightened?

• The bird attacks and eats an angleworm.

• The bird hops on a wall to let a beetle pass.

• The bird's eyes move around rapidly, looking at everything.

• The bird flies away to its home.

Match the underlined word in the sentence to its definition.

He GLANCED with rapid eyes

That hurried all abroad, -

• acting carefully

• looking quickly

• feeling frightened

• flashing brightly

Match the underlined word in the sentence to its definition.

Line one in danger; CAUTIOUS,

I offered him a crumb,

• acting carefully

• looking quickly

• feeling frightened

• flashing brightly

Which phrase in stanza 3 shows that the bird looks like "one in danger".

• He glanced with rapid eyes

• The hurried all abroad, -

• The looked like frightened beads, I thought;

• He stirred his velvet head

What is the meaning of the word STIRRED as it is used in these lines

• quickly moved

• twisted

• held still

• slowly nodded

Which phrase in stanza 4 describes the bird taking flight?

• Like one in danger; cautious,

  I offered him a crumb,

• And he unrolled his feathers

  And rowed him softer home