Ostriches are the largest and heaviest birds on earth. They can grow to be as tall as 9 feet and can weigh as much as 250 pounds. Even though they have wings, they cannot fly. Instead, ostriches have long, powerful legs that help them to run very fast when they feel threatened. Ostriches use their wings to move themselves forward and to help them change direction.
Ostriches are native to Africa, where they still live in desert areas and dry, open grasslands called savannah. Ostriches can also be found in zoos all over the world. Humans have domesticated ostriches, so now ostriches live on farms in over a dozen countries, including the United States, China, India, Japan, Brazil and Costa Rica. They are raised for their meat, skin, and feathers.
Ostriches like to live in small groups called herds. The male ostrich is called a rooster; the female, a hen. Baby ostriches are called chicks. The female ostrich lays the eggs, but both the male and the female take turns sitting on the eggs to keep them warm.
(Adapted from Readtheory.org website)
Question 39: What is the passage mainly about?
A. the male and female ostriches B. the reproduction habit of ostriches
C. distribution and habitat of ostriches D. facts about ostriches and their habits
Question 40. The word threatened in paragraph 1 is CLOSEST in meaning to .
A. happy B. bored C. safe D. scared

Question 41. The word them in paragraph 3 refers to .
A. chicks B. eggs C. ostriches D. herds
Question 42. According to the passage, ostriches use their wings to .
A. fly faster than most other birds B. move forward and change direction
C. keep their eggs warm in the nest D. scare potential predators away
Question 43: Which of the following is NOT true about ostriches?
A. No birds on the earth are as large as ostriches
B. Ostriches are raised for different purposes
C. They have wings to fly like other birds
D. They live in many different places now

Question

Ostriches are the largest and heaviest birds on earth. They can grow to be as tall as 9 feet and can weigh as much as 250 pounds. Even though they have wings, they cannot fly. Instead, ostriches have long, powerful legs that help them to run very fast when they feel threatened. Ostriches use their wings to move themselves forward and to help them change direction.
Ostriches are native to Africa, where they still live in desert areas and dry, open grasslands called savannah. Ostriches can also be found in zoos all over the world. Humans have domesticated ostriches, so now ostriches live on farms in over a dozen countries, including the United States, China, India, Japan, Brazil and Costa Rica. They are raised for their meat, skin, and feathers.
Ostriches like to live in small groups called herds. The male ostrich is called a rooster; the female, a hen. Baby ostriches are called chicks. The female ostrich lays the eggs, but both the male and the female take turns sitting on the eggs to keep them warm.
(Adapted from Readtheory.org website)
Question 39: What is the passage mainly about?
A. the male and female ostriches	B. the reproduction habit of ostriches
C. distribution and habitat of ostriches	D. facts about ostriches and their habits
Question 40. The word threatened in paragraph 1 is CLOSEST in meaning to	.
A. happy	B. bored	C. safe	D. scared
 
Question 41. The word them in paragraph 3 refers to	.
A. chicks	B. eggs	C. ostriches	D. herds
Question 42. According to the passage, ostriches use their wings to	.
A. fly faster than most other birds	B. move forward and change direction
C. keep their eggs warm in the nest	D. scare potential predators away
Question 43: Which of the following is NOT true about ostriches?
A.	No birds on the earth are as large as ostriches
B.	Ostriches are raised for different purposes
C.	They have wings to fly like other birds
D.	They live in many different places now

Accepted Answer

Question 39: What is the passage mainly about?
D. facts about ostriches and their habits

Question 40. The word threatened in paragraph 1 is CLOSEST in meaning to .
D. scared

Question 41. The word them in paragraph 3 refers to .
B. eggs

Question 42. According to the passage, ostriches use their wings to .
B. move forward and change direction

Question 43: Which of the following is NOT true about ostriches?
C. They have wings to fly like other birds

Ostriches are the largest and heaviest birds on earth. They can grow to be as tall as 9 feet and can weigh as much as 250 pounds. Even though they have wings, they cannot fly. Instead, ostriches have l...