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What happens as the robin is flying south?
a) The robin drinks water.
b) The robin becomes thirsty.
c) The robin has a clever idea.
d) The robin lands on a branch.
b) The robin becomes thirsty.
After dropping a few more stones into the vase it looked like the water was a little higher. This spurred hom on. He kept telling himslef, "you can do this!"
Which word means almost the SAME as "spurred"
a) encouraged
b) discouraged
c) embaraased
d) threatened
a) encouraged
To understand, to know
realize
let down, reduce
lowered
mean, rude
gracious
What happeds AFTER the robin stops but BEFORE he collects the stones?
a) The robin gets a drink of water.
b) The robin becomes thirsty.
c) The robin sees a vase
d) The robin puts stones in the vase.
c) The robin sees a vase.
He needed water to stay alive. "My survival depends on getting water from this vase!" he shouted.
Which word means almost the SAME as "survival?"
a) death
b) life
c) meal
d) thirst
b) life
a container usuallly used to hold flowers.
vase
grumble
mutter
lower
raise
What event happens LAST in the passage?
a) The robin drinks from the vase.
b) The robin is grateful to find water.
c) The robin thinks of a plan.
d) The robin spots a container.
a) The robin drinks from the vase.
The robin's joy quickly turned to hopelessness ans despair. He discovered that his beak was not long enough to reach the water.
Which word means almost the SAME as "despair"?
a) unhappiness
b) fear
c) excitement
d) anger
a) unhappiness
Not fresh
stale
immediately
instantly
stand
perch
What happens to the water AFTER the robin puts stones in the vase?
a) it spills over the top.
b) it stays the same.
c) it gets higher.
d) it gets lower.
c) it gets higher.
Finally, he would be able to drink some water to quench his thirst.
Which word means almost the SAME as "quench"?
a) lighten
b) satisfy
c) build
d) tolerate
c) satisfy
To sit, settle or rest on something.
perch
tell loudly
proclaim, announce
die
survival
What happens BEFORE the robin finds the stones?
a) He gets a clever idea.
b) He drinks from the vase.
c) He puts a vase on a picnic table.
d) He gets more stones to put in the vase.
a) He gets a clever idea.
But he did not see a drop anywhere. The robin was about to abandon all hope and give up trying to find water, when he spotted a container.
Which word means almost the SAME as "abandon" in the sentence above?
a) find
b) gain
c) quit
d) spot
c) quit