Multiple Choice Questions — 1 Mark Each - Chapter 13 - Feathered Friend (Unit 5)

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1. Why does Claribel perform loops so easily? 1 Mark
A. She is trained in a circus
B. She has adapted to zero gravity
C. Sven pushes her
D. The intercom guides her
How to answer: Choose the option supported by the chapter, then write the completed statement.
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Claribel performs loops easily because she has adapted to zero gravity .

Therefore, the correct answer is B. She has adapted to zero gravity .

Reason: She does not need to fight Earth’s gravity.

2. What is the strongest clue that the air is unsafe? 1 Mark
A. Claribel sings loudly
B. Claribel revives with oxygen then collapses again
C. Sven is absent
D. The alarm sounds
How to answer: Choose the option supported by the chapter, then write the completed statement.
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The strongest clue is that Claribel revives with oxygen and collapses again in station air .

Therefore, the correct answer is B. Claribel revives with oxygen then collapses again .

Reason: The contrast directly links her condition to oxygen.

3. Why does Jim dismiss the narrator at first? 1 Mark
A. He dislikes Claribel
B. He trusts the duplicate alarm system
C. He is asleep
D. He wants to leave
How to answer: Choose the option supported by the chapter, then write the completed statement.
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Jim dismisses the warning because he trusts the duplicate alarm system .

Therefore, the correct answer is B. He trusts the duplicate alarm system .

Reason: He assumes the alarms would have sounded.

4. What ultimately caused the danger? 1 Mark
A. A bird escaped
B. A rare eclipse froze part of the purifier and the alarm failed
C. Sven broke a window
D. The crew used too much oxygen
How to answer: Choose the option supported by the chapter, then write the completed statement.
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The danger was caused when an eclipse froze part of the air purifier and the connected alarm failed .

Therefore, the correct answer is B. A rare eclipse froze part of the purifier and the alarm failed .

Reason: The second alarm was not connected.

5. What is the main irony of the story? 1 Mark
A. The crew dislikes science
B. A small bird succeeds where expensive technology fails
C. Claribel cannot fly
D. The narrator is afraid of birds
How to answer: Choose the option supported by the chapter, then write the completed statement.
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The main irony is that a small bird succeeds where expensive technology fails .

Therefore, the correct answer is B. A small bird succeeds where expensive technology fails .

Reason: Claribel provides the warning the engineered system misses.

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