3rdhm-theme4-sel1-pufflings CST Formatted Test

1. Why do the Puffins return to Heimaey Island in April?

To lay eggs and raise chicks

To eat

To swim in the ocean

To fly over the island

Puffins return to Heimaey Island in April to lay eggs and raise chicks. This is a natural behavior for many bird species, including puffins. They choose specific breeding grounds, such as Heimaey Island, to create nests and raise their offspring. This ensures a safe and suitable environment for their eggs to hatch and for the chicks to grow. By returning to Heimaey Island in April, the puffins are following their biological instincts to continue their life cycle and ensure the survival of their species.

Explanation

Puffins return to Heimaey Island in April to lay eggs and raise chicks. This is a natural behavior for many bird species, including puffins. They choose specific breeding grounds, such as Heimaey Island, to create nests and raise their offspring. This ensures a safe and suitable environment for their eggs to hatch and for the chicks to grow. By returning to Heimaey Island in April, the puffins are following their biological instincts to continue their life cycle and ensure the survival of their species.

2. Which statement is a fact?

Puffins are beautiful birds.

I don’t think puffins look like clowns.

Puffins look silly when they swim.

Puffins come in April to lay and hatch their eggs.

The statement "Puffins come in April to lay and hatch their eggs" is a fact because it presents a specific and verifiable information about the behavior of puffins.

Explanation

The statement "Puffins come in April to lay and hatch their eggs" is a fact because it presents a specific and verifiable information about the behavior of puffins.

3. Why do the children stay up all night chasing the lost pufflings?

It is fun to do.

So the pufflings will not be hurt and they can be taken back to the water.

So the pufflings can be taken to the zoo.

So the children can take them home for pets.

The correct answer is "So the pufflings will not be hurt and they can be taken back to the water." This answer suggests that the children stay up all night chasing the lost pufflings to ensure their safety and return them to their natural habitat, the water. By doing so, the pufflings are protected from harm and given the opportunity to survive and thrive in their natural environment.

Explanation

The correct answer is "So the pufflings will not be hurt and they can be taken back to the water." This answer suggests that the children stay up all night chasing the lost pufflings to ensure their safety and return them to their natural habitat, the water. By doing so, the pufflings are protected from harm and given the opportunity to survive and thrive in their natural environment.

4. Read this sentence from the passage. The last swing is the highest, launching the bird up in the air and out over the water beyond the surf. In this sentence, you can tell that launching means...

Flying

Run around

Sending up in the air

To eat lunch

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Explanation

not-available-via-ai

5. Read this sentence.
It will be a race to see who finds the stray pufflings first.
What word is an antonym for the word finds:

Dizzy

Hungry

Safe

Lost

The word "finds" means to discover or locate something, while the word "lost" means to be unable to find something. Therefore, "lost" is an antonym for "finds" as it represents the opposite meaning.

Explanation

The word "finds" means to discover or locate something, while the word "lost" means to be unable to find something. Therefore, "lost" is an antonym for "finds" as it represents the opposite meaning.

6. Which sentence is an opinion?

Puffins are unable to take off from flat ground.

Puffins return to the same burrow every year.

I think it is important to save the pufflings.

Adult puffins must feed the baby puffins.

The sentence "I think it is important to save the pufflings" is an opinion because it expresses the personal belief or viewpoint of the speaker. Opinions are subjective and can vary from person to person. In this case, the statement reflects the speaker's belief in the importance of saving the pufflings, but it may not be a universally held opinion.

Explanation

The sentence "I think it is important to save the pufflings" is an opinion because it expresses the personal belief or viewpoint of the speaker. Opinions are subjective and can vary from person to person. In this case, the statement reflects the speaker's belief in the importance of saving the pufflings, but it may not be a universally held opinion.

7. Read this sentence from the story. These “clowns of the sea” return to the same burrows year after year. Who are they referring to when they say, “clowns of the sea”?

Heimaey Island, Iceland

Halla

Puffins

Chicks

The sentence states that the "clowns of the sea" return to the same burrows year after year. This indicates that the "clowns of the sea" are a specific group of animals that have burrows and exhibit this behavior. The correct answer, puffins, fits this description as puffins are seabirds that are known for their distinctive appearance and behavior, often described as clown-like. They nest in burrows and are known to return to the same nesting sites year after year.

Explanation

The sentence states that the "clowns of the sea" return to the same burrows year after year. This indicates that the "clowns of the sea" are a specific group of animals that have burrows and exhibit this behavior. The correct answer, puffins, fits this description as puffins are seabirds that are known for their distinctive appearance and behavior, often described as clown-like. They nest in burrows and are known to return to the same nesting sites year after year.

8. Why is the story named Nights of the Pufflings?

The pufflings are nocturnal animals.

The children are up all night so they can play.

The children stay up at night to save the pufflings.

The pufflings hunt for food at night.

The story is named "Nights of the Pufflings" because the children in the story stay up at night to save the pufflings. This suggests that the main focus of the story is the children's efforts to protect and help the pufflings during their nighttime activities. The title implies that the story revolves around the nighttime adventures and rescue mission of the children and the pufflings.

Explanation

The story is named "Nights of the Pufflings" because the children in the story stay up at night to save the pufflings. This suggests that the main focus of the story is the children's efforts to protect and help the pufflings during their nighttime activities. The title implies that the story revolves around the nighttime adventures and rescue mission of the children and the pufflings.

9. Read this sentence.
Halla and her friends race to the rescue.
Which sentence is broken up correctly into subject and predicate?

Halla / and her friends race to the rescue.

Halla and her friends / race to the rescue.

Halla and her friends race / to the rescue.

Halla and her / friends race to the rescue.

The subject of the sentence is "Halla and her friends" and the predicate is "race to the rescue." This sentence is broken up correctly into subject and predicate.

Explanation

The subject of the sentence is "Halla and her friends" and the predicate is "race to the rescue." This sentence is broken up correctly into subject and predicate.

10. Read this passage.
The baby puffins never come out. They stay safely hidden in the long dark tunnels of their burrows. But Halla and her friends hear them calling out for food.
What is the main idea of this selection?

The baby puffins are scared.

The baby puffins aren’t ready to fly.

The baby puffins are kept safe from danger.

The baby puffins are nocturnal animals.

The main idea of this selection is that the baby puffins are kept safe from danger. This is evident from the passage stating that the baby puffins stay hidden in their burrows and are not seen coming out. The mention of them calling out for food implies that they are being taken care of and protected from potential harm.

Explanation

The main idea of this selection is that the baby puffins are kept safe from danger. This is evident from the passage stating that the baby puffins stay hidden in their burrows and are not seen coming out. The mention of them calling out for food implies that they are being taken care of and protected from potential harm.

11. Which word means more than one puffling?

Pufflinges

Pufflings’

Pufflings

Pufflings’s

The word "pufflings" is the plural form of the word "puffling." Plural nouns are used to refer to more than one of a person, place, thing, or idea. In this case, "pufflings" indicates multiple pufflings, meaning more than one of these birds. Therefore, "pufflings" is the correct word to use when referring to more than one puffling.

Explanation

The word "pufflings" is the plural form of the word "puffling." Plural nouns are used to refer to more than one of a person, place, thing, or idea. In this case, "pufflings" indicates multiple pufflings, meaning more than one of these birds. Therefore, "pufflings" is the correct word to use when referring to more than one puffling.

12. What two words do not have the same vowel sound?

Pear, air

Scare, hear

Where, share

Chair, care

The words "scare" and "hear" do not have the same vowel sound because "scare" has the /ɛər/ sound (as in "air") while "hear" has the /ɪər/ sound (as in "ear").

Explanation

The words "scare" and "hear" do not have the same vowel sound because "scare" has the /ɛər/ sound (as in "air") while "hear" has the /ɪər/ sound (as in "ear").

13. How should the word uninhabited be divided into syllables?

Un-inh-abite-d

Un-in-habited

Unin-habit-ed

Un-in-hab-it-ed

The word "uninhabited" should be divided into syllables as "un-in-hab-it-ed". Each syllable represents a separate sound unit in the word, and this division accurately reflects the pronunciation of the word.

Explanation

The word "uninhabited" should be divided into syllables as "un-in-hab-it-ed". Each syllable represents a separate sound unit in the word, and this division accurately reflects the pronunciation of the word.

14. How should the word bobbing be divided into syllables?

Bobb-i-ng

Bob-bi-ng

Bobb-ing

Bob-bing

VC/CV pattern

Explanation

VC/CV pattern

15. Read this sentence from the story.

The older birds usually fly farther out to sea where the fishing is better.

Which two words from this sentence can be spelled differently and have a different meaning?

Older, sea

Where, better

Birds, fly

Sea, where

see, wear

Explanation

see, wear

16. Read this sentence.

They are coming back to Halla’s island and the nearby uninhabited islands to lay eggs and raise puffin chicks.

Which word in the above passage is a compound word?

Nearby

Coming

Uninhabited

Puffin

The word "nearby" is a compound word because it is made up of two separate words, "near" and "by", which have been combined to form a new word with a different meaning.

Explanation

The word "nearby" is a compound word because it is made up of two separate words, "near" and "by", which have been combined to form a new word with a different meaning.

17. Which sentence is written with the verb form “to be”?

Dangers await.

The pufflings are ready to fly.

The baby puffins never come out.

They see puffin pairs tap-tap-tap their beaks together.

The sentence "The pufflings are ready to fly" is written with the verb form "to be" because it uses the verb "are" which is the present tense form of "to be."

Explanation

The sentence "The pufflings are ready to fly" is written with the verb form "to be" because it uses the verb "are" which is the present tense form of "to be."

18. Which sentence does not use the verb ”to be” in the sentence.

Puffins swim in the ocean.

One puffin is stranded.

He was chasing the puffling.

The puffin is a sea bird.

The sentence "Puffins swim in the ocean" does not use the verb "to be" because it describes the action of puffins swimming rather than stating their existence or identity.

Explanation

The sentence "Puffins swim in the ocean" does not use the verb "to be" because it describes the action of puffins swimming rather than stating their existence or identity.

19. What is the correct way to write the title of the story?

Nights Of The Pufflings

Nights of the Pufflings

“Nights of the Pufflings”

Nights of the Pufflings (all words underlined)

The correct way to write the title of the story is "Nights of the Pufflings" with all words underlined. Underlining the title is a common practice in writing to indicate that it is a title. The other options either have incorrect capitalization or do not include the underlining, which is why they are not the correct way to write the title.

Explanation

The correct way to write the title of the story is "Nights of the Pufflings" with all words underlined. Underlining the title is a common practice in writing to indicate that it is a title. The other options either have incorrect capitalization or do not include the underlining, which is why they are not the correct way to write the title.