A Peek Into the Egg: The Story of a Chick's Hatch
Questions:
5
Grade:
1
Words:
54
Inside a warm egg, a tiny baby chick waits. The loving mom hen sits on the egg, keeping it snug. After many days, the baby chick begins to peck. Small cracks form on the eggshell. With one last peck, out pops the fluffy chick! Welcome to the world, little one! What a marvelous hatch!
Question 1
What is the hen doing to the egg?
A
Eating it
B
Breaking it
C
Painting it
D
Sitting on it
Explanation. The mom hen is sitting on the egg to keep it warm and snug
E
Carrying it
Question 2
How does the chick come out of the egg?
A
It swims out
B
It jumps out
C
It pecks out
Explanation. The chick begins to peck to create small cracks and then with one last peck, it comes out
D
It flies out
E
It is pulled out
Question 3
Where is the baby chick before it hatches?
A
In a nest
B
In a tree
C
In an egg
Explanation. The baby chick is inside a warm egg before it hatches
D
In a barn
E
In a pond
Question 4
How does the eggshell change before the chick hatches?
A
It becomes larger
B
It changes color
C
It becomes shiny
D
It becomes soft
E
It cracks
Explanation. The eggshell cracks as the chick begins to peck from inside
Question 5
What happens to the chick after many days?
A
It grows feathers
B
It learns to fly
C
It starts eating grain
D
It hatches
Explanation. After many days, the baby chick pecks and hatches out from the egg
E
It begins to crow
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