The Little Red Hen Story Questions

The story of 'The Little Red Hen' follows a hen who lives with a cat, a dog, and a mouse. While the other animals laze around, the hen does all the housework. One day, she finds wheat grains and asks for help planting them, but the others refuse. The hen plants, tends, and harvests the wheat alone, then mills it into flour. She bakes a cake and, when the others want to eat it, she refuses, having done all the work herself. This teaches the animals the importance of contributing to shared tasks.

What did the cat enjoy doing all day?

• Playing outside

• Sleeping on the couch

• Chasing the mouse

• Helping the Little Red Hen

Who decided to plant the grains of wheat?

• The cat

• The dog

• The mouse

• The Little Red Hen

What did the Little Red Hen do every morning after planting the wheat?

• She watered the wheat and pulled the weeds

• She took a nap

• She asked the animals for help

• She baked a cake

Who helped the Little Red Hen cut the wheat?

• The mouse

• No one

• The dog

• The cat

Where did the Little Red Hen take the wheat to be ground?

• To the garden

• To the barn

• To the kitchen

• To the mill

What did the Little Red Hen use to bake the cake?

• Oats

• Flour

• Corn

• Rice

What was the reaction of the other animals when the cake was ready?

• They went back to sleep

• They ignored it

• They wanted to eat it

• They helped bake it

What lesson did the other animals learn at the end of the story?

• To always sleep

• To help with work

• To eat more cake

• To plant more wheat