Urban Roosts
10 Questions
| Attempts: 107
This is a reading comprehension test for the story Urban Roosts: Where Birds Nest in the City
Questions and Answers
- 1.
Which bird used to be called a rock dove?
- A.
A pigeon
- B.
A sparrow
- C.
A finch
Correct Answer
A. A pigeon -
- 2.
What does the killdeer use as a nest?
- A.
Treetops
- B.
Bridges
- C.
The ground
Correct Answer
C. The ground -
- 3.
Some of the places sparrows and finches build nest are small places in buildings, inside pipes, or under a tiled roof
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 4.
Cities are a good habitat for pigeons because people like them so much
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 5.
The _______________ was brought to American from England to help control insects.
Correct Answer
Sparrows - 6.
_______________ will flock together in large noisy groups and roost in the tops of trees on cold winter nights.
Correct Answer
Crows - 7.
Snowy owlssometimes catch their dinner by flying slowly and silently looking for movement on the ground.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 8.
People will help welcome the ________________________ by putting nesting boxes on skyscraper ledges for them to come egg their eggs in.
Correct Answer
Peregrine falcon - 9.
Where would a barn owl like its nest in the city
- A.
In a traffic light
- B.
On the ground
- C.
In an old steeple
Correct Answer
C. In an old steeple -
- 10.
What's birds name means "creeper into holes"
- A.
House wren
- B.
Robin
- C.
Barn owl
Correct Answer
A. House wren -
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