Reading Quiz: Drip, Drop, Birds!

What is this article mostly about? [main idea/details]

• how birds survive spring weather

• how birds survive winter weather

• why birds love spring

What do birds spread on their feathers to make it slippery?

• dirt

• oil

• leaves

Look at the photo at the top of page 2. What does the caption tell you? [nonfiction text features]

• The hen is very cold.

• The hen has six chicks.

• The hen is giving her chicks shelter.

Which is NOT a way birds stay safe in strong wind? [text evidence]

• They put oil on their feathers.

• They stay on the side of a tree blocked from the wind.

• They hold on to a tree branch.

The lee side of a tree is the side that __________ . [vocabulary]

• has more leaves

• is blocked from the wind

• has a nest