Penguin Chick Review

What does the dad penguin keep the egg on his feet?

• to protect it from the cold

• so he can feed the baby

• so that he doesn't lose the egg

• to carry it from place to place

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.SL.2.3

Which of the following is the main idea from the story?

• The junior penguin tobogganing with other junior penguins.

• The mother and father preened the baby penguin.

• The father penguin kept the baby safe from the cold.

• Penguin parents help their child as he grows into an adult penguin.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

Why did the father stay with the egg?

• He did not know how to hunt for food.

• He was fatter and could survive longer without food than the mother.

• So that other penguins would not steal the egg.

• He was staying so he could hunt for food.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

What happened right after the mother laid the egg?

• The dad left the rookery to go hunting for food.

• The mom left the rookery to go hunting for food.

• The egg cracked and the baby penguin came out.

• The junior penguin learned to tobbaggan.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What is tobogganing?

• hunting for food

• a place that penguin eggs are laid

• sliding on ice

• hatching an egg

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

What happens when the mother returns with the food?

• She feeds the baby chick by bringing fish up from her belly.

• The dad keeps the egg on his feet.

• The egg cracks open and a penguin comes out.

• The dad huddles with other penguins.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Look at the details in the boxes. Which of the following sentences would be a good main idea with these facts?

• Penguin mothers lay only one egg each year in the cold Antarctic.

• The penguin mother walks or slides on her belly across the ice.

• Most birds build nests for their eggs, but emperor penguins do not.

• Emperor penguins work hard to take care of their chicks in Antarctica.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

Why don't Emperor penguins build nests?

• They have to move around a lot.

• They do not have mud or twigs to build nests.

• Their eggs will not hatch in nests.

• They are too big for nests.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

What is one way that penguin chicks are different than adult penguins?

• Penguin chicks do not have waterproof feathers but adult penguins do.

• Penguin chicks can keep themselves warm but adult penguins cannot.

• Penguin chicks hunt for food but adult penguins do not.

• Penguin chicks huddle with other penguins. Adult penguins do not huddle.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

What does it mean when the author says that the mother and father take turns preening the baby penguin?

• They are feeding the baby penguin.

• They are cleaning the baby penguins feathers.

• They are teaching the baby to toboggan.

• They are whistling to the baby penguin.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.K.5