Word Up!
Which phrase from paragraph 5 helps the reader understand the meaning of the word broad?
A. “...baby bird...”
B. “...large enough...”
C. “...crossed his eyes...”
D. “...at his own...”
B. “...large enough...”
Outside, a storm blew icy water at the island where they lived, and the waves boomed ashore like muffled thunder.
What does the author mean by the phrase “the waves boomed ashore like muffled thunder” in the sentence?
A. The waves were tall.
B. The waves were slow.
C. The waves were loud.
D. The waves were cold.
C. The waves were loud.
What is the skill and strategy for question 11?
Which quotation from the passage supports the answer to Part A?
PART A/B
MATCH
How does the puffling react to seeing the world outside his burrow for the first time?
A. He wants to leave his parents immediately and go exploring.
B. He wonders why he had never met any other puffins before.
C. He is shocked and amazed by everything he sees around him.
D. He hopes to find a new home of his own somewhere on the island.
C. He is shocked and amazed by everything he sees around him.
What is the skill and strategy for Question 12?
What does the author mean by the phrase “the waves boomed ashore like muffled thunder” in the sentence?
Context Clues
Ideas and Plug It In
What does the phrase “sliver of sky” mean as it is used in paragraph 13?
A. The puffling can see only a small bit of the sky.
B. The puffling can see clouds stretched across the sky.
C. The puffling is fearful of what he can see in the sky.
D. The puffling guards his eyes from the light in the sky.
A. The puffling can see only a small bit of the sky.
Part A
What is the theme of the passage?
A It can be exciting and thrilling to explore new places.
B Changes and new experiences come with growing up.
C Having friends around keeps the loneliness away.
D Parents should teach about the importance of being kind.
B. Changes and new experiences come with growing up.
Based on the passage, why did the puffling’s parents leave the burrow?
A. to catch fish for the puffling
B. to dry out their damp feathers
C. to look for their lost puffling
D. to search for a new home
A. to catch fish for the puffling
What is the skill and strategy for question 18?
Based on the passage, why did the puffling’s parents leave the burrow?
Ask and Answer
RTT
What is the skill and strategy for question 13?
Which phrase from paragraph 5 helps the reader understand the meaning of the word broad?
Context Clues
Ideas and Plug It In
What is the skill and strategy for question 10?
What is the theme of the passage?
Theme
CPSM
Which two quotations from the passage support the inference that puffins live together in large groups?
A. “His parents brought him less and less food until they finally stopped bringing him any sand eels at all, the way all puffin parents stop feeding their young.” (paragraph 19)
B. “And everywhere he saw puffins, puffins, and more puffins, flying through the sky, squawking on the rocks, and bobbing on the waves.” (paragraph 22)
C. “For the next few days, the puffling wandered the island in sunlight and sea breezes and rain. He listened to puffins squawk and screech and watched them fly between land and water.” (paragraph 28)
D. “One night when the moon shone bright, the small bird left his burrow behind and hopped from boulder to boulder to the island’s edge.” (paragraph 29)
E. “Sleek and strong and ready, the puffling spread his wings and launched from the cliff, gliding on the wind towards new adventures on the restless sea.” (paragraph 31)
B. “And everywhere he saw puffins, puffins, and more puffins, flying through the sky, squawking on the rocks, and bobbing on the waves.” (paragraph 22)
C. “For the next few days, the puffling wandered the island in sunlight and sea breezes and rain. He listened to puffins squawk and screech and watched them fly between land and water.” (paragraph 28)
What is the skill and strategy for question 14?
Which two quotations from the passage support the inference that puffins live together in large groups?
Inference
DAII
His father arrived in a sudden flurry of wings, and the startled puffling flapped to keep his balance.
What does the author mean by the phrase “in a sudden flurry of wings” in the sentence?
A. The father puffin flapped his wings to make a loud noise.
B. The father puffin flew angrily at the little puffling flapping his wings wildly.
C. The father puffin showed up unexpectedly flapping his wings quickly.
D. The father puffin flapped his wings to push the puffling into the burrow.
C. The father puffin showed up unexpectedly flapping his wings quickly.
Part B
Which quotation from the passage supports the answer to Part A?
A. “And the once-small puffling could wrap his own wing around his father’s head.” (paragraph 18)
B. “When another puffling poked her head inside to look around one afternoon, the puffling arched his wings to appear
larger.” (paragraph 20)
C. “For the next few days, the puffling wandered the island in sunlight and sea breezes and rain.” (paragraph 28)
D. “Sleek and strong and ready, the puffling spread his wings and launched from the cliff, gliding on the wind towards new adventures on the restless sea.” (paragraph 31)
D. “Sleek and strong and ready, the puffling spread his wings and launched from the cliff, gliding on the wind towards new adventures on the restless sea.”
What is the skill and strategy for question 16
How does the puffling react to seeing the world outside his burrow for the first time?
Character Traits
CTFA