Airborn - Comprehension Quiz

What was the narrator's emotional response towards Kate's grandfather being completely at the mercy of the winds with no other means of power or steerage?

• Dread
• Serenity
• Eagerness
• Excitement

What was the narrator feeling towards Kate's grandfather as he drifted along the flight path?

• Admiration
• Contentment
• Joy
• Excitement

What were some of the things the narrator mentioned that Kate's grandfather described in his log?

• Birds, changing light, passing nations' landscape, creatures below the ocean's surface
• Planes, mountains, forests, desert animals
• Cars, buildings, traffic lights, underwater caves
• Computers, smartphones, video games, robots

In what direction did Kate's grandfather's course veer as he tried to catch favorable winds at different altitudes?

• East
• West
• North
• South

What did the creature in the story have on its rear legs?

• Wickedly sharp curved claws

• Soft feathers

• Spikes

• Suction cups

What color were the eyes of the creature in the story?

• Green-flecked

• Blue with yellow stripes

• Bright red

• Purple with black dots

Which text evidence shows the creatures were agile and versatile?

• One of the creatures made a slow circle while flying; they were spinning and diving with ease.

• One of the creature's rear legs were stubby with sharp claws; they were landing on the Endurance.

• The creature's wingspan was huge allowing them to dive and spin but not as high as the Endurance.

• The creatures were not natural flyers. It was hard for them to spin and dive with ease.

What made the observer's heart flutter when looking at the picture in the book?

• The rare creature's wingspan was huge

• The rare creature was five feet across

• The rare creature seemed to be staring at the narrator

• The rare creature had eyes like a bat and wings and claws like an eagle

What did the grandfather artist use in the pencil sketch to give a sense of scale to the creature?

• The silhouette of the island in the background

• The silhouette of two other creatures that were farther away

• The shadow cast by the balloon and reflecting off of the gondola

• The length of the creatures body compared to the gondola

Reread pages 86–90.

What do you learn about the narrator, Matt, based on his reactions to Benjamin Molloy’s journal?