Why did the author write this story?

To inform us about the penguin life cycle

Who is the father penguin different from the mother penguin?

The father is bigger and fatter.

How to mother penguin's feed their chicks?

Brings food back up from her stomach.

How do father penguins survive without food while they care for their chicks?

They have a layer of fat that keeps them alive.

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Lesson 21 Penguin Chick

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A #reading #comprehension quiz on the story #Penguin Chick from #Journey's

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1
The last part of the story is mostly about the junior penguin learning to-
finding a mate
taking care of himself
trumpeting messages to other penguins
taking care of its own egg
2
In order to keep the egg on his feet, the father penguin must-
Curl the tips of his wings around the egg
Huddle with other penguin fathers
Shuffle when he walks
Slide across the ice on his belly
3
Why did the author write this story?
To entertain us with a penguin story
To inform us about all penguins
To inform us about the penguin life cycle
To persuade us to like penguins
4
Why does it take three days for the mother penguin to reach the water?
She gets lost in a snowstorm
The shore is frozen for miles
She stops to play with the other mothers
The snow is deep
5
Who is the father penguin different from the mother penguin?
The father lays the egg.
The father's feathers are a different color.
The father is shorter.
The father is bigger and fatter.
6
Why is it important for a chick’s down to be fluffy?
It helps the chick swim
It keeps the chick warm.
It makes the chick look cute.
It makes the chick waterproof.
7
What are the chick's feathers like when it first hatches?
The feathers are fluffy.
The feathers are wet.
The feathers are all black.
The chick does not have feathers.
8
What is a crèche?
A kind of fish.
A group of young chicks.
The first stage of a chick life cycle.
A mother and father penguin.
9
If a penguin’s skin got wet while it was swimming, the penguin would-
look fluffy
get cold
swim better
feel hungry
10
What happens before the egg opens?
The egg stays in the nest.
The mother penguin comes back.
The chick moves and pecks.
The chick whistles.
11
How many days does it take for the egg to hatch after the chick moves.
1 day
3 days
2 days
5 days
12
At five months old a penguin is called a...
an egg
adult penguin
a penguin chick
junior penguin
13
How do penguins send messages to each other?
By thumping the ground
By flapping their wings
By trumpeting and whistling
By doing a special dance
14
An adult penguin's feathers are...
waterproof
fluffy
all black
all white
15
How to mother penguin's feed their chicks?
Gets food from the father penguin.
Feeds the chick seeds from plants.
They feed them worms from the ground.
Brings food back up from her stomach.
16
A junior penguin spends most of the time in the...
huddled with other junior penguins
looking for a mate
whistling for his parents
water
17
How do father penguins survive without food while they care for their chicks?
They have a layer of fat that keeps them alive.
The mother penguins bring them food each day.
They bring up food that is stored in their stomach.
They get the nutrients they need from the ice.
18
After the first few months of its life, a chick-
Stops growing bigger
Needs its parents less
Grows a fluffier coat of feathers
Leaves the group to live alone

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