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Journey's 2nd Half-Chicken

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word tangled mean in the sentence below?

The kit’s tail got tangled in the branches

a)

Pulled loose

b)

Cut to pieces

c)

Wrapped around

2.

What does the word stream mean in the sentence below?

Deer drank for the little stream that ran through the woods.

a)

Creek

b)

Lake

c)

Puddle

3.

What does the word blazed mean in the sentence below?

A fire blazed in the fireplace.

a)

Burned hotly

b)

Sputtered out

c)

Turned to ashes

4.

What does the word swift mean in the sentence below?

The racehorse was a swift as the wind.

a)

Fast

b)

Light

c)

Quiet

5.

What does the word tumbling mean in the sentence below?

Tina dropped her book, and it started tumbling down the stairs.

a)

Hopping up and down

b)

Rolling over and over

c)

Swaying back and forth

6.

Which word means the OPPOSITE of the word young in the sentence below?

The grandmother told the young boy a story of a time long ago.

a)

Child

b)

Difficult

c)

Old

7.

Which word means the OPPOSITE of the word tiny in the sentence below?

The elephant was so big and tall that it frightened the tiny mouse.

a)

Gray

b)

Huge

c)

Loud

8.

Which word means the OPPOSITE of the word lose in the sentence below?

Sara was the tic-tac-toe champ, and she didn’t like to lose or tie a game.

a)

Drop

b)

Make

c)

Win

9.

Which word means the OPPOSITE of the word noisy in the sentence below?

The noisy children woke the sleeping baby from her nap.

a)

Quiet

b)

Odd

c)

Loud

10.

Which word means the OPPOSITE of the word kind in the sentence below?

Ben’s feelings were hurt, but Gina’s kind words cheered him up.

a)

Happy

b)

Mean

c)

Many

11.

What problem does the mother hen have at the beginning of the story?

a)

Her chicks littered the ranch with her empty shells.

b)

Most of her chicks have too many wings and feathers

c)

Her chicks run loose while she is still hatching her last egg.

12.

Why do all the ranch animals gather around the mother hen?

a)

To help the chicks hatch

b)

To see her strange half-chick

c)

To see thirteen chicks at once

13.

What makes Half-Chicken become very vain?

a)

He is the center of attention on the ranch.

b)

He hears he is famous in Mexico City

c)

He knows he is smarter that the other chicks

14.

Why does Half-Chicken think he should go to Mexico City?

a)

To see the Great Plaza

b)

To meet the palace cook

c)

To show off how unique he is

15.

Why does the stream ask Half-Chicken for help?

a)

Fire is drying up its water

b)

Branches are blocking its way

c)

No one is stopping to swim and play

16.

Which word has the same BEGINNING sound as knock?

a)

Cake

b)

Duck

c)

Need

17.

Which word has the same BEGINNING sound as wrong?

a)

Gate

b)

Race

c)

Sing

18.

Which word has the same BEGINNING sound as knee?

a)

Kite

b)

Nail

c)

Sheep

19.

Which word has the same ENDING sound as comb?

Bone Swim mail

a)

Bone

b)

Swim

c)

Mail

20.

Which word has the same ENDING sound as high?

a)

Big

b)

Hair

c)

Cry

21.

Which word BEST completes the sentence below?

Our class ______ to a farm last week.

a)

Go

b)

Goed

c)

Went

22.

Which word BEST completes the sentence below?

Yesterday, we _____ three baby ducks in the pond.

Saw See Seed

a)

Saw

b)

See

c)

Seed

23.

Which word BEST completes the sentence below?

If you ____today, you can meet my new neighbor.

a)

Came

b)

Come

c)

Comed

24.

Which word BEST completes the sentence below?

Missy ______ to the Alamo last Friday.

a)

GO

b)

Goed

c)

Went

25.

Which word BEST completes the sentence below?

I ______ more stars when I visit the country.

Saw See Seed

a)

Saw

b)

See

c)

Seed