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penguien

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 1hrs 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Why did the male emperor penguin hold his egg on his feet?
a)
to carry it to the nest
b)
to see how heavy it is
c)
to hide it from bears
d)
to make sure it is warm
2.
Why did the male emperor penguin hold his egg on his feet?
a)
to carry it to the nest
b)
to see how heavy it is
c)
to hide it from bears
d)
to make sure it is warm
3.
When did the mother penguin leave the rookery? Look in book.
a)
before the father took the egg
b)
after the ice melted
c)
before the parents sang together
d)
after the egg hatched
4.
Why did the father penguin stay with the egg instead of the mother penguin?
a)
He was bigger and fatter and could live longer without food
b)
He had thicker feathers, making it easier for him to stay warm
c)
He was faster anf stronger and could chase away the other animals
d)
He was a better swimmer, making it easier for him to hunt food.
5.
What happened after the egg cracked? Use your book.
a)
The chicks began to move inside.
b)
The father moved into the huddle.
c)
The chick came out of the egg.
d)
Ther mother left the rookery.
6.
How are penguin chicks different from adult penguins?
a)
The chicks do not make any kind of noise.
b)
The chicks were not able to eat food.
c)
The chicks could not see or hear.
d)
the chicks did not have waterproof feathers.
7.
Why did the author write this selection?
a)
to tell an exciting story about penguins
b)
to describe how penguins live
c)
to compare penguins to other birds
d)
to ask people to help penguins
8.
Which of these would be another good title for the story?
a)
Life in Antarctica
b)
Winter Songs
c)
Penguin Families
d)
fishing for Food
9.
Why is it important for a chick's down to be fluffy?
a)
it helps the chick swim
b)
it makes the chick look cute
c)
it helps keep the chick warm
d)
it makes the chick's coat waterproof
10.
If a penguin's skin got wet while it was swimming, the penguin would...
a)
get cold
b)
look fluffy
c)
feel hungry
d)
swim better
11.

Why does it take 3 days for the mother penguin to reach the water? Use your book

a)

the snow is deep

b)

she gets lost in a snowstorm

c)

the shore is frozen for miles

d)

she stops to play with other mothers

12.

In order to keep the egg on his feet, the father penguin must.... Use your book

a)

shuffle when he walks

b)

slide across the ice on his belly

c)

huddle with other penguin fathers

d)

curl the tips of his wings around the egg

13.

How do penguins send messages to each other? Use your book

a)

by flapping their wings

b)

by thumping the ground

c)

by doing a special dance

d)

by trumpeting and whistling

14.

Why did the author write this selection?

a)

to tell a funny story about penguins

b)

to inform us about how penguins live

c)

to compare penguins to other birds

d)

to ask people to help penguins

15.
Having skin between the toes
a)
steer
b)
webbed
c)
slippery
d)
otherwise
16.
younger or having lower rank
a)
finally
b)
waterproof
c)
junior
d)
whistle
17.
something that doesn't allow water through it
a)
junior
b)
slippery
c)
waterproof
d)
whistle
18.

Look on page 222- What is a creche?

a)

a type of fish

b)

a type of feathers

c)

a group of young penguins

d)

a group of older penguins

19.
Why don’t penguins in Antarctica build nests? 
a)
There is nothing to build nests with. 
b)
They are only there for a short time.
c)
Their eggs will never hatch in a nest. 
d)
They are too lazy to make nests. 
20.
How long does it take for a baby penguin to become a junior penguin?
a)
one year
b)
two days
c)
5 months
d)
2 months
21.
What can a junior penguin do? 
a)
Build a nest
b)
Travel to the ocean 
c)
Get food for its parents 
d)
Stay on its parents’ feet 
22.
Why did the male emperor penguin hold his egg on his feet?
a)
to carry it to the nest
b)
to see how heavy it is
c)
to hide it from bears
d)
to make sure it is warm
23.
When did the mother penguin leave the rookery? Look in book.
a)
before the father took the egg
b)
after the ice melted
c)
before the parents sang together
d)
after the egg hatched
24.
Why did the father penguin stay with the egg instead of the mother penguin?
a)
He was bigger and fatter and could live longer without food
b)
He had thicker feathers, making it easier for him to stay warm
c)
He was faster anf stronger and could chase away the other animals
d)
He was a better swimmer, making it easier for him to hunt food.
25.
What happened after the egg cracked? Use your book.
a)
The chicks began to move inside.
b)
The father moved into the huddle.
c)
The chick came out of the egg.
d)
Ther mother left the rookery.
26.
How are penguin chicks different from adult penguins?
a)
The chicks do not make any kind of noise.
b)
The chicks were not able to eat food.
c)
The chicks could not see or hear.
d)
the chicks did not have waterproof feathers.
27.
Why did the author write this selection?
a)
to tell an exciting story about penguins
b)
to describe how penguins live
c)
to compare penguins to other birds
d)
to ask people to help penguins
28.
Which of these would be another good title for the story?
a)
Life in Antarctica
b)
Winter Songs
c)
Penguin Families
d)
fishing for Food
29.
Why is it important for a chick's down to be fluffy?
a)
it helps the chick swim
b)
it makes the chick look cute
c)
it helps keep the chick warm
d)
it makes the chick's coat waterproof
30.
If a penguin's skin got wet while it was swimming, the penguin would...
a)
get cold
b)
look fluffy
c)
feel hungry
d)
swim better
31.

Why does it take 3 days for the mother penguin to reach the water? Use your book

a)

the snow is deep

b)

she gets lost in a snowstorm

c)

the shore is frozen for miles

d)

she stops to play with other mothers

32.

In order to keep the egg on his feet, the father penguin must.... Use your book

a)

shuffle when he walks

b)

slide across the ice on his belly

c)

huddle with other penguin fathers

d)

curl the tips of his wings around the egg

33.

How do penguins send messages to each other? Use your book

a)

by flapping their wings

b)

by thumping the ground

c)

by doing a special dance

d)

by trumpeting and whistling

34.

Why did the author write this selection?

a)

to tell a funny story about penguins

b)

to inform us about how penguins live

c)

to compare penguins to other birds

d)

to ask people to help penguins

35.
Having skin between the toes
a)
steer
b)
webbed
c)
slippery
d)
otherwise
36.
younger or having lower rank
a)
finally
b)
waterproof
c)
junior
d)
whistle
37.
something that doesn't allow water through it
a)
junior
b)
slippery
c)
waterproof
d)
whistle
38.

Look on page 222- What is a creche?

a)

a type of fish

b)

a type of feathers

c)

a group of young penguins

d)

a group of older penguins

39.
Why don’t penguins in Antarctica build nests? 
a)
There is nothing to build nests with. 
b)
They are only there for a short time.
c)
Their eggs will never hatch in a nest. 
d)
They are too lazy to make nests. 
40.
How long does it take for a baby penguin to become a junior penguin?
a)
one year
b)
two days
c)
5 months
d)
2 months
41.
What can a junior penguin do? 
a)
Build a nest
b)
Travel to the ocean 
c)
Get food for its parents 
d)
Stay on its parents’ feet 

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