HMH 3rd gr. Mod 2 Wk 3 The Mysterious Egg

Who is telling the story in the poem?

• a narrator

• Rooster

• Rooster

• Rooster

Read line 4 of the poem.

shutters banged and branches creaked.

What does the author show by using onomatopoeia in this line?

• how safe the barn is

• how bad the storm is

• why the egg is a surprise

• why the egg comes into the barn

At the beginning of the poem, what is similar about the characters?

• They all clean before the egg hatches.

• They all like the shape of the egg.

• They all think the egg is theirs.

• They all find food for the egg.

Read line 22 of the poem.

“I’ll dig up tasty slugs,” said Goose

Think about the suffix -y. What does the word tasty mean above?

• having no taste

• having a good taste

• having a lasting taste

• having an unusual taste

Read line 42 of the poem.

Then wiggle, waggle, woggle, whack.

What is the author describing in this line?

• what the chickens look like

• how the egg sounds

• what the chickens sound like

• how the egg moves

How is Sue like the different animals on the farm? Use details from the poem to support your answer.

Read line 42 of the poem.

Then wiggle, waggle, woggle, whack.

What is the author describing in this line?

• what the chickens look like

• how the egg sounds

• what the chickens sound like

• how the egg moves