The Emperors Egg

The mother penguin _____ off to sea.

• waddled

• hatch

A father penguin stayed until his egg was ready to _____.

• waddled

• hatch

The father penguin had a _____ time waiting on the the egg.

• miserable

• flippers

They slid on their tummies down a _____ slop.

• slippery

• flippers

They pushed themselves along with their _____.

• miserable

• flippers

A dot finally appears on the _____ after two months.

• horizon

• hatch

What is the genre of the story?

• fiction

• nonfiction

What is the coldest and windiest continent on the earth?

• Antartica

• North America

What month do female Emperor penguins lay their eggs?

• May or June

• July or August

For about how long do the male penguins have to keep the egg warm?

• two weeks

• two months