The California Gull Miracle Printable Reading Comprehension
Grade Level: 5 | Lexile: 940 | Word Count: 266
Read the passage and answer the questions.

Use this Activity:

Discuss -
  1. Why did the early Mormon settlers in Utah fear for their survival in 1848?
  2. How did the California gulls help change the outcome of the settlers’ first harvest?
  3. Why do you think people remember this story as both a natural event and a miracle?
  4. What does the monument in Salt Lake City suggest about the importance of animals in human history?
Reading Groups - This passage and question set serves as an excellent tool for enrichment-based reading groups in language arts or social studies.
Morning Work - The activity takes most students about 25 minutes to complete, making it an ideal solution for morning work.
Homework - This activity is a great way to assign homework in social studies or language arts.
Whiteboard - Have students come to the whiteboard to annotate important information or to click the correct answers.