Penguin Chick Comprehension

Why don't penguins build nests for their chicks?

• They don't know how to build nests.

• It's too cold to build nests in Antartica.

• There is nothing to build a nest with in Antarctica.

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Why does the mother leave for food while the father stays with the egg?

• The father is bigger and fatter, and can live longer without food.

• The mothers are harder workers than the fathers.

• The mothers are faster at walking and sliding to the sea.

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Why does it take so long for the mothers to get to the water?

• There is a lot of snow in the way.

• The water near the shore is frozen for many miles.

• They are slow walkers and sliders.

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What is page 197 mostly about?

• The mother penguins going to the ocean to get food

• The father penguins taking care of the eggs

• The penguin chicks hatching from the eggs.

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Why does a penguin chick have to stay on its father's feet?

• It doesn't know how to walk.

• The cold ice and snow would kill it.

• It just likes to cuddle.

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How does the mother carry food back for the penguin chick?

• on her back

• on her feet

• in her stomach

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Why do the parent penguins brush the chick's downy coat?

• To keep it fluffy so the chick will stay warm

• To keep it clean and waterproof

• To keep it fluffy so the chick will look cute

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What is a group of penguin chicks called?

• a creche

• a brood patch

• a rookery

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How does a penguin change at five months old?

• It can leave its parents' feet and stay warm with other chicks.

• It can find a mate and take care of its own egg and chick.

• It becomes a junior penguin and its down turns into waterproof feathers.

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What is page 205 mostly about?

• The young penguin traveling to the ocean

• The young penguin growing up and having its own chick

• What the young penguin does in the water

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