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Instructions: Read each question carefully and choose the best answer.
1. What is the main idea 4. The main idea of the section
of this book? titled “Even Better Ears” is that
owls’ ears help them hunt. Which
A The way owls look and act of the following details supports
may seem mysterious.
that main idea?
B Owls live on every continent
except Antarctica. A Owls’ pupils grow at night
to let in more light.
C The way owls look and
act helps them survive. B Owls’ huge ears help them
to hear very well.
D Try going out at dawn
or dusk to spot an owl. C Owls’ feathers cover their
bodies so they can fly silently.
2. Which word is a synonym
for odd, strange, and hard D Owls’ habitats can be
a forest, prairie, or field.
to understand?
5. How is a barn owl similar
A obvious to a great gray owl?
B commonplace
A They both have an excellent
C familiar sense of hearing.
D mysterious B They both have a hard time
3. What is a fact about the seeing in the dark.
spotted owl? C They both have a poor sense
A Spotted owls are prettier of hearing.
than any other owl. D They both mostly hunt during
B Spotted owls can only survive the daytime.
in old-growth forests.
C Spotted owls are more
interesting than horned owls.
D Spotted owls are the best
at raising their young.
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6. Why don’t people often 8. What is the effect of the owl’s
see owls? pupils growing larger to let in
more light?
A Owls are disappearing, and
there are few left to see. A Owls use their eyes to help
them survive.
B Owls usually come out at
night, and they move quietly. B Owls can turn their heads
all around.
C Owls only live in Antarctica,
where few people live. C Owls’ eyes can’t move.
D Owls are so tiny that it’s hard D Owls can see better in
for people to see them. the dark.
7. What is a habitat? 9. What is the main idea of the
section titled “Silent Hunters”?
A a change in an animal that
allows it to survive A Owls’ eyes help them see
in the dark so they hunt
B an animal that is hunted at night.
and eaten by a predator
C a natural environment B Owls are called silent hunters
of a plant or animal because they make noise
when they attack.
D a group of living things
that are physically similar C Owls live in different habitats
that are best suited to their
needs.
D Owls’ feathers help them
hunt silently so they can
attack by surprise.
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10. How is a burrowing owl different
from most other owls?
A Burrowing owls make their
nests underground.
B Burrowing owls can see well
in the darkness.
C Burrowing owls live in forests,
caves, and barns.
D Burrowing owls use their
hearing to hunt prey.
11. Extended Response: How would
you describe what makes owls
special to another student who
has never read this book? Write
a paragraph that uses at least
three facts you learned from
the book.
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