Eagles and Eaglets Comprehension

The genre for Eagles and Eaglets is

• expository text

• narrative nonfiction

• realistic fiction

• fable

Bald eagles are birds. This means they

• have fur

• lay eggs

• eat leaves and meat

• feed their babies milk

Choose all that are true: When eaglets are born, they are helpless because they

• cannot walk

• need to be fed

• cannot see well

• can soar high in the sky

Bald eagle adults must bring food to the eaglets.

• True

• False

Choose all that apply: In order for eaglets to live on their own, they must learn to

• hunt

• fly

• sing

• fish

Why are eaglets not able to fly when they are first born?

• They need dark feathers first.

• They have to stop being mammals first.

• They must wait for permission from their parents.

• They don't grow wings for about 5 months.

Choose all that apply: What are some ways eaglets are like their parents?

• they have beaks

• they have claws

• they have soft down

• they can fly

How long does it take for an eaglet to become an adult?

• 5 days

• 5 weeks

• 5 months

• 5 years

Why do you think the author wrote this story?

• to inform the reader

• to persuade the reader

• to entertain the reader

Compared to other birds, a bald eagle's nest is huge.

• True

• False