The very quiet cricket

The little cricket was born from a / an ______.

• egg

• nest

• worm

• nut

A big cricket _____ and rubbed his wings together

• chirped

• cackled

• quacked

• croaked

The cricket rubbed his wings and there was not a ______.

• scream

• music

• chirp

• sound

A locust _____ past spinning through the air.

• flew

• quizzed

• whizzed

• squeaked

The praying mantis _______ to the little cricket.

• whispered

• chirped

• whizzed

• cackled

The praying mantis was scraping its ______ front legs together.s

• tiny

• small

• huge

• green

The worm _______ and _______ its way out of an apple.

• crunched

• munched

• chomped

• slurped

A spittblebug ______ out a sea of froth.

• bubbled

• barked

• gurgled

• buzzed

The cicada ______ and clinged to a branch of a tree.

• screeched

• screamed

• chirped

• sang

The bumble-bee ______ while flying from flower to flower.

• hummed

• hissed

• hooted

• honked