Storyworks 3: Chicken Little Inferencing

In the Prologue, you learn that the play is about a ______.

• farmer who likes to tell stories

• goose that gets upset easily

• fox that tricks a group of birds

• chicken that makes assumptions

What does Chicken Little believe when an acorn falls on his head in Scene 1?

• An acorn hit him on the head.

• The oak tree is falling over.

• Pieces of the sky are falling down.

• Someone is throwing nuts at his head.

In the line “We must take cover from the sky falling,” what does the phrase take cover mean?

• warn others

• get blankets

• stay still and quiet

• find a safe place to hide

In Scene 4, who saves the birds from terrible danger?

• Farmer

• Foxy Loxy

• Chicken Little

• Turkey Lurkey

Chicken Little finally realizes the sky isn’t falling when ______.

• Foxy Loxy tells him the truth.

• He sees two acorns in the grass.

• Farmer points to the sky.

• The other birds ask him for proof.

Which line from Chicken Little best shows the moral (the lesson) of the play?

• "No more sky means no more birds!"

• "Next time, look for the facts before you jump to conclusions!"

• "Let's not forget the sky is falling!"

• "I agree. I've learned my lesson."