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Reading Comprehension

Choose the answer that corresponds to the given question.

1. Is it true that the parent bird will leave its baby bird if a human
touches it?
A. Yes, it is true.
B. No, it does not.
C. Maybe.

2. Which of the following has a meager sense of smell?
A. birds
B. dogs
C. lions

3. What do you call the tale in the context?
A. old brothers’ tale
B. great grandmothers’ tale
C. old wives’ tale

4. What does old wives’ tale mean?
A. A superstitious belief or story belonging to traditional folklore.

B. A fact that has been discovered by old ladies.
C. A story that has been made by our grandmother.

5. What does residue mean according to the book?
A. to get rid of something because it is useless
B. the part of something that has left
C. too small or much less than you need

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