The Chicken and the Egg: Comprehension

What do Kit's parents get her for her eighth birthday?

• a hamster
• a cat
• a chick
• an egg

What is the order of events in this story?

• a hen lays eggs, a chick grows up into a hen, a baby chicken hatches from one of the eggs
• a hen lays eggs, a baby chicken hatches from one of the eggs, a chick grows into a hen
• a baby chicken hatches from an egg, a hen lays eggs, a chick grows into a hen
• a chick grows into a hen, the hen lays eggs, a baby chicken hatches from one of the eggs

The life cycle of chickens and vegetables are different. What evidence from the passage supports this statement?

• Chickens lay eggs, but vegetables do not
• Plants and animals have life cycles that repeat
• Plants get bigger and stronger as they grow
• Kit's parents talk to her about chickens and vegetables

Annabelle has special feathers called "down" to keep her warm as a chick. Later on, she sits on her eggs to keep them warm. What does this information from the story suggest?

• Kit's parents think it is important for Kit to understand the life cycle of a chicken.
• Warmth is important to the life cycle of a chicken.
• Annabelle likes to run around and peck at things when she is out of her coop.
• Plants need a lot of water to grow and produce flowers.

What is this story mainly about?

• the life cycle of a chicken being raised by a girl
• two parents who try to make their daughter happy by giving her a chicken
• how a plant goes from being a seed in the ground to producing fruits and flowers
• the differences between the hamster in Kit's classroom and the chicken in her home

"Annabelle would dart around the garden when Kit let her out of her coop and peck at everything on the ground in front of her." What does the word "coop" mean?

• a classroom for young students
• the inside of a chicken's egg
• a garden where vegetables and flowers grow
• the place where a chicken lives

Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below.
A chick comes out of an egg ________ it grows into a hen.

• after
• although
• because
• before

How does a plant grow from a seed into a fruit or flower?

• It begins as a seed in a tree. It blooms in the tree when there is sunlight. It gets bigger and thicker the older it gets.
• It begins as a seed in water. After a few weeks, a stem starts to grow. It grows leaves and fruits or flowers after a few months.
• It begins as a seed in the ground. It grows out of the ground and grows bigger. It grows more leaves and thicker stems and produces fruits or flowers.
• None of the above

Based on the information in the passage, how are the life cycles of plants and animals similar?

• They both repeat and repeat.
• They both get bigger as they get older
• All of the above
• None of the above

What will likely happen to Annabelle's baby as it grows up?

• It will go through the same life cycle as Annabelle
• It will likely get bigger and fluffier.
• It will become a hen and lay eggs.
• All of the above