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Half-Chicken

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the story want to teach?

a)

why roosters make sound

b)

why chickens sit on eggs

c)

why chickens have feathers

d)

why weather vanes look like roosters

2.

What makes Half-Chicken unique?

a)

the way he looks

b)

the way he sounds

c)

the things he does

d)

the things he says

3.

Why do fire, water, and wind help Half-Chicken escape from the cook?

a)

The cook is their enemy.

b)

The guards tell them to help.

c)

Half-Chicken helped them.

d)

They feel sorry for Half-Chicken.

4.

Which lesson can you learn from the story?

a)

Help others, and they will help you.

b)

Do not be afraid to say, "I'm sorry."

c)

Always share if you have plenty.

d)

Never tell a secret to a friend.

5.

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

d)

to hear her grandmother's story

6.

What makes Half-Chicken become very vain?

a)

He hears he is famous in Mexico City

b)

He is the center of attention on the ranch

c)

He knows he is smarter than the other chicks

d)

He has a gift for telling which way the wind blows

7.

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 become a weather vane

d)

to show off how unique he is

8.

What does Half-Chicken do to help the wind?

a)

fan it with his wings

b)

lead it to Mexico City

c)

point the way it should go

d)

untangle it from some bushes

9.

Why doesn't Half-Chicken stay and warm up by the fire?

a)

He is afraid the fire will burn him.

b)

He is in a hurry to get to Mexico City.

c)

He knows the fire will soon go out again.

d)

He doesn't feel cold because he has feathers.

10.

Why does the stream ask Half-Chicken for help?

a)

Fire is drying up its waters.

b)

Branches are blocking its way.

c)

No one is stopping to swim and play.

d)

It needs to find the way to Mexico City.

11.

What is the genre of the story?

a)

Realistic fiction

b)

Folktale

c)

History

d)

Nonfiction