Storyworks - Chicken Little

Why does Chicken Big offer Chicken Little a magic stone?

• to surprise him

• to punish him

• to trick him

• to help him

What does Chicken Little think fell on his head?

• an acorn

• a large stone

• a piece of the sky

• a tree branch

Why do the other birds become frightened?

• Foxy Loxy chases them

• Chicken Little warns them of doom

• The farmer calls them over to talk.

• Acorns fall on them

Which line from the play shows that Chicken little is warning them of their doom?

• Chicken Little: Ouch! What was that?

• Henny Penny: Oh me! Oh my! What will happen to us all?

• Chicken Little: We have to take cover!

• S3: Henny Penny grabs her chicks and tucks them under a wing.

Chicken Little wrongly believes that Foxy Loxy will _____________.

• save the birds

• eat the birds

• feed the birds

• play games with the bird

What does hysterics mean in the lines “The birds get worked up into hysterics. They all begin talking at once.”

• peacefulness

• stillness

• calmness

• panic

Why does the farmer draw a different conclusion than Chicken Little about what happened in the forest?

• She saw what happened to him.

• She thinks he is lying.

• She looks at all the facts.

• She thinks he’s tricking the other birds.

Why does Chicken Little usually make the wrong inference?

• He doesn’t trust others

• He doesn’t look at the facts.

• He doesn’t ask for advice.

• He believes he’s always right

What does assumed mean in the line “And you assumed it was a piece of the sky”?

• imagined

• supposed

• questioned

• doubted

Which is not considered a fowl?

• chicken

• turkey

• goose

• cow