Main Idea
2. Which sentence best states the main idea of the passage?
A. Only certain birds have the instincts to know when winter is coming.
B. Birds migrate to survive changing seasons and find better living conditions.
C. People cause problems for birds that travel across long distances.
D. All birds migrate the same distance every year to find food.
B. Birds migrate to survive changing seasons and find better living conditions.
6. Read this sentence from paragraph 7:
“Birds must navigate long distances while avoiding predators that might attack them.”
What does navigate mean in this sentence?
A. To move carefully through an area
B. To stop and rest during a journey
C. To fly higher to escape bad weather
D. To communicate with other birds
A. To move carefully through an area
11) Which detail would be included in the summary of the selection?
a) Humans sometimes change the landscapes birds depend on.
b) Penguins swim instead of flying during migration.
c) Most birds stay in regions where food and weather are comfortable all year.
d) The wallcreeper moves up and down mountain slopes in Asia.
c) Most birds stay in regions where food and weather are comfortable all year.
4. How is the passage mostly organized?
A. By describing the order of events in a bird’s day
B. By telling a story about a single migrating bird
C. By comparing different types of birds and how they migrate
D. By explaining how humans can prevent migration
C. By comparing different types of birds and how they migrate
1. What can readers infer about the wallcreeper based on the information in the passage?
A. It needs to fly thousands of miles to find food.
B. It adapts to its surroundings by traveling short distances.
C. It prefers to live near the Arctic Circle all year long.
D. It is unable to survive in cold weather.
B. It adapts to its surroundings by traveling short distances.
3. Which detail best supports the main idea that migration helps birds survive?
A. “Emus in Australia make their journey on foot.”
B. “Some birds can travel as far as 55,000 miles in a single year.”
C. “The wallcreeper simply moves up and down the mountain slopes of Asia.”
D. “Their instincts tell them that winter is coming and that food will soon be scarce.”
D. “Their instincts tell them that winter is coming and that food will soon be scarce.”
10) Using the sentence below, what is the meaning of the word scarce?
Their instincts tell them that winter is coming and that food will soon be scarce.
Word Bank:
limited plentiful fast small
Limited
Which sentence best summarizes the main idea of the passage?
A. Some birds fly in neat formations when they travel.
B. Birds migrate south because winter is cold and food is hard to find.
C. Birds migrate in different ways and over different distances to survive seasonal changes.
D. The Arctic tern travels more miles than any other bird.
C. Birds migrate in different ways and over different distances to survive seasonal changes.
5. How does the author show that migration helps birds survive changing seasons?
a. By describing how birds find food and better weather in new places.
b. By comparing large and small bird species.
c. By explaining how birds build nests for their young.
d. By telling a story about a single bird’s daily routine.
a. By describing how birds find food and better weather in new places.
12) What can be inferred about birds based on the quote “For thousands of years, birds have followed the same paths, leaving colder regions to find places where the climate is milder and food is easier to find”?
a) Birds are careful planners.
b) Birds enjoy traveling long distances for fun.
c) Birds only travel when humans provide food.
d) Birds cannot survive outside warm areas.
a) Birds are careful planners.
8) What main idea does the first paragraph support?
a) Birds build nests before traveling south.
b) Birds prefer to fly in large groups for fun.
c) Birds can only live in warm places.
d) Birds migrate to survive seasonal changes.
d) Birds migrate to survive seasonal changes.
14) Using the word bank, what word means the same as predators as used in the sentence below.
“Migration is not without danger. Birds must navigate long distances while avoiding predators that might attack them.”
Word Bank:
friends birds nests enemies
enemies
13) Which detail would NOT be included in a summary of the text?
a) Birds travel to find warmer climates and more food.
b) Some birds migrate only short distances, while others travel halfway around the world.
c) Migration can be dangerous because of predators and changing habitats.
d) Birds choose to migrate because they enjoy the scenery along the way.
d) Birds choose to migrate because they enjoy the scenery along the way.
9) What is the text structure of paragraph 5?
(Circle the correct answer.)
cause and effect problem and solution
sequence of events description
compare and contrast
compare and contrast
7) Which detail BEST supports the statement that migration can be dangerous for birds?
a) “Birds must be alert for predators trying to eat them.”
b) “Some birds travel only short distances.”
c) “The Arctic tern flies from its summer home near the North Pole.”
d) “Emus in Australia make their journey on foot.”
a) “Birds must be alert for predators trying to eat them.”