The Farmer, the Snake, and the Eggs and Bacon

1. Which of the following meals was most important for the farmer?

• brunch

• breakfast

• dinner

• lunch

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What problem did the farmer encounter when he went to get eggs from the chicken coop

• The snake in the coop had eaten all the eggs.

• A snake snuck into the coop and he needed to get the snake out.

• The chickens had not laid any eggs so he could not make his breakfast.

• He couldn’t find a stick with a hook at the end.

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Read the following sentence: “The farmer was almost put in a bad mood by the turn of events, but he tried hard to keep a positive attitude – to keep that love of life coursing through him.”

Based on this evidence, what conclusion can be made about the farmer’s personality?

• The farmer gets angry easily.

• The farmer doesn’t care about keeping a positive attitude

• The farmer is generally a positive person.

• The farmer is usually in a bad mood.

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Why did the farmer need to eat a big, healthy breakfast?

• He only ate one meal a day so he made sure it was a big, healthy one.

• He had not eaten for days.

• He was going on a long trip and needed a lot of energy.

• He needed a lot of energy to do the hard farm work.

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What is this story mainly about?

• the importance of breakfast

• the recipe for eggs and bacon

• what a farmer does to prepare breakfast for himself

• how to get a snake out of a chicken coop

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Read the following sentence: “The farmer lifted his rough, powerful hands to his face and began to rub away the last of his dreams.”

What does the author mean when he writes that the farmer began to “rub away the last of his dreams”?

• The farmer was rubbing his face when he was sleeping.

• The farmer was dreaming that he was rubbing his face.

• The farmer felt like he was dreaming when he was awake

• The farmer rubbed his face to wake up and begin his day.

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Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below.

The farmer found a snake in the chicken coop ________ he was able to get it out.

• because

• but

• so

• after

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What did the farmer have to do in order to take the snake out of the chicken coop?

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Describe the steps the farmer took to prepare his breakfast.

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Should the farmer have gone through the trouble of treating himself to a breakfast of eggs and bacon? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

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