Journeys Weekly Test Penguin Chick Comprehension and Adjectives

Why does it take 3 days for the mother penguin to reach the water?

• the snow is deep
• she gets lost in a snowstorm
• the shore is frozen for miles
• she stops to play with other mothers

In order to keep the egg on his feet, the father penguin must...

• shuffle when he walks
• slide across the ice on his belly
• huddle with other penguin fathers
• curl the tips of his wings around the egg

How do father penguins survive without food while they care for their chicks?

• they get the nutrients they need from the ice
• they have a layer of fat that keeps them alive
• the mother penguins bring them food each day
• they bring up food that is stored in their stomach

How do penguins send messages to each other?

• by flapping their wings
• by thumping the ground
• by doing a special dance
• by trumpeting and whistling

Why is it important for a chick's down to be fluffy?

• it helps the chick swim
• it makes the chick look cute
• it helps keep the chick warm
• it makes the chick's coat waterproof

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.1

If a penguin's skin got wet while it was swimming, the penguin would...

• get cold
• look fluffy
• feel hungry
• swim better

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.3

What is a creche?

• a kind of fish
• a group of young chicks
• a mother and father penguin
• the first stage of a chick's life

After the first few months of its life, a chick...

• needs its parents less
• stops growing bigger
• leaves the group to live alone
• grows a fluffier coat of feathers

The last part of the story is mostly about the junior penguin learning to...

• find a mate
• care for an egg
• trumpet messages
• take care of himself

What is this paragraph mostly about?

• Why grass does not grow in Antarctic

• Why birds in Antarctica cannot build nest

• Why most birds build nests of twigs and leave

• Why most nests are made of twigs, leaves, grass, and mud