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Half-Chicken vocab and comp

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

You would see someone

tumbling at the

a)

library

b)

gym

c)

mall

2.

The opposite of swift is ...

a)

slow

b)

fast

c)

quiet

3.

If something is flung. . .

a)

it is eaten for lunch

b)

it is played on the piano

c)

it is thrown very hard

4.

When you work together

peacefully. . .

a)

you get along

b)

you fight with each other

c)

you take a long nap

5.

If your hair is tangled. . .

a)

you should dye it

b)

you should leave it alone

c)

you should brush it

6.

You might catch a fish in a . . .

a)

swimming pool

b)

soup bowl

c)

stream

7.

The bag of chips is empty when . . .

a)

it is full

b)

there is nothing left

c)

you eat half of the bag

8.

A forest fire . . .

a)

blazed

b)

blinked

c)

broke

9.

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

10.

What makes Half-Chicken become very vain?

a)

He is the center of attention on the ranch

b)

He knows he is smarter than the other chicks

c)

He has a gift for telling which way the wind blows

11.

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

a)

to meet the palace cook

b)

to become a weather vane

c)

to show off how special he is

12.

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.

13.

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 doesn't feel cold because he has feathers.

14.

What does Half-Chicken do to help the wind?

a)

lead it to Mexico City

b)

point the way it should go

c)

untangle it from some bushes

15.

What saves Half-Chicken from being cooked?

a)

The viceroy asks to meet him.

b)

Fire and water repay favors he did for them.

c)

The cook feels sorry for him and turns off the fire.

16.

What does the word "viceroy" mean in the story?

a)

cook

b)

guard

c)

king

17.

What is the story MAINLY about?

a)

what makes the wind blow

b)

how weather vanes come to be

c)

how chickens got their feathers

18.

Which word is the antonym of cold?

a)

cool

b)

freezing

c)

hot

19.

Which word is the antonym of little?

a)

small

b)

tiny

c)

big

20.

Which two words are antonyms?

a)

big

huge

b)

night

day

c)

red

blue