The Chief, the Birds and a Rainbow
Read this sentence from “The Chief, the Birds, and a Rainbow” from paragraph 9.
Yet, the little birds just couldn’t help themselves.
What does the italicized part of the sentence mean?
A. they were having fun
B. they did not want to stop
C. they needed the chief to help them
D. they liked the way the chief painted flowers
B. They did not want to stop
What do Goldilocks and Earth have in common?
A.Both have a lot of problems.
B. Both look like gold from space.
C. Both have a lot of precious metals.
D. Both need everything to be just right.
D. Both need everything to be just right
What word describes the reason why something happens.
Cause
Read this sentence from “The Chief, the Birds, and a Rainbow.”
He moved his arms about to shoo the birds away.
Which word sounds like shoo?
A. shoe
B. show
C. sow
D. so
A. Shoe
Which describes the relationship between clouds and Earth?
A. Clouds provide food for different types of living things on Earth.
B. Clouds are the reason there are different seasons on Earth.
C. Clouds cause rain and snow which supply water for Earth.
D. Clouds prevent Earth from getting too hot.
C. Clouds cause rain and snow which supply water for earth.
What word describes what the story is mostly about?
Main Idea
At the beginning of “The Chief, the Birds, and a Rainbow,” why does the chief feel disappointed?
A. the birds are small
B. the child is curious
C. the grandfather is old
D. the flowers are white
D. the flowers are white
How does the author connect Earth and time in these sentences from paragraph 6?
“The planet takes 365 days to make a full trip around the sun.” “Earth makes a full spin once every 24 hours.”
A. Both explain why Earth travels around the sun.
B. Both describe how Earth and the sun are related.
C. Both explain why Earth’s seasons are a certain length of time.
D. Both describe how Earth’s movements affect how time is kept.
D. Both describe how Earth's movements affect how time is kept.
What word describes what a character says, does, and thinks?
Character Traits
Which event in “The Chief, the Birds, and a Rainbow” explains why the great chief wanted a change?
A. The birds fly into the sky and paint the rainbow
B. The grandfather tells the story to his grandchild
C. The birds keep landing on the flowers he painted
D. The flowers near his house all bloom in the same color
A. The birds fly into the sky and paint the rainbow.
How does the author connect ideas in these sentences from paragraph 8?
“Earth has seasons because it is tilted. The season depends on whether a place is tilted toward or away from the sun.”
A. by showing a cause and effect relationship
B. by listing a problem and solution
C. by listing a sequence of events
D. by showing a comparison
A. By showing a cause and effect relationship
What word describes the result or what happens?
Effect
Which word BEST describes the chief at the end of “The Chief, the Birds, and a Rainbow”?
A.anxious
B.cheeful
C.curious
D. foolish
C. Curious
How does the author connect the ideas in paragraphs 4 and 11?
A. Both describe colors found on earth
B. Both describe features seen on Earth.
C. Both describe how Earth looks from space.
D. Both describe how Earth allows people to survive.
B. Both describe features seen on Earth.
What word describes the lesson that you can learn from a text?
Central Message