Becoming a Duck!

What is the main topic of “Becoming a Duck ”?

• How webbed feet are perfect for paddling

• How the mother duck gets food

• How ducklings look

• How ducklings grow up

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CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

Read this sentence from the article. Ducklings chip away their shells from the inside. Which sentence uses chip the same way as the sentence above?

• Sam and Chip are best friends.

• Tessa has a chip in her front tooth.

• Ann likes to eat potato chips.

• Henry’s mom will chip the ice into little pieces.

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

Read these sentences from the article. The ducklings rest for about two hours. Then they stand up and walk! Which sentence uses stand in the same way it is used in sentence above?

• Jen cannot stand carrots.

• The children will stand to sing the song.

• Carlos put his painting on a stand.

• Please put the umbrella in the stand.

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

What is the author’s purpose for “Becoming a Duck”?

• to describe what ducklings look like

• to explain how ducks find food

• to answer a question about ducks

• to explain how ducks learn to move

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CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

How do ducklings eat?

• They peck at seeds on the ground.

• They fly away to look for food.

• They put their head into the water and their tail

  straight up.

• They walking in a line behind their mom.

Which section describes how ducklings are born?

• Hatching

• Walking

• Eating

• Conclusion

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.K.5