What's In The Egg, Little Pip?

How do you think Pip feels when there was no room for her because the egg took her place?

• happy and anxious

• angry and sad

• sad and worried

• excited and happy

Read this sentence from the selection: "I'm too little to help. I'm still your baby." Why do you think Pip says this to her Mama?

• She still wants to be the baby in her family, and be protected by her parents.

• She doesn’t feel like helping her parents

• She doesn’t like to be told what to do

• She doesn’t think it’s fair

What do you think Mama meant when she told Pip, “You will always be our baby.”?

• Even though Pip is not a baby anymore, she still acts like one.

• Even though Pip is not a baby anymore, her parents love her just as much.

• Even though Pip is not a baby anymore, she still cries like one.

• Pip will never grow up.

How does Pip try to make herself feel better?

• by spending time alone

• by spending time with her uncle

• by spending time sliding on the ice

• by spending time with her friend Merry.

How is Merry feeling?

• Excited because her family has an egg too

• Angry because her family has an egg too

• Confused because her family is missing

• Scared because her family is moving away

Why does Pip want to run home when the storm comes?

• To help protect the egg

• To race Merry home

• To drink hot chocolate

• To go take a nap while the storm passes

How does Pip feel about the egg during the storm?

• She is still mad about the egg

• She doesn’t care about the egg

• She cares about the egg and wants to keep it safe

• She doesn’t care about the egg and she refuses to protect it

Which sentence from the selection lets us know that Pip is hungry?

• “But then Papa had to go fishing.”

• “She didn’t seem her usual cheerful self.”

• “They didn’t think about the Eggs again.”

• “Pip’s tummy growled.”

How does Pip’s feelings change from the beginning of the story?

• Pip is happy to have a little brother now.

• Pip is mad to have a little brother now.

• Pip is confused.

• Pip is scared.

How do we know Pip’s feelings have changed towards having a new member in the family?

• She left to go fishing

• She sings her new brother a song

• She eats a lot of fish

• She left with mama