Name___________________________ Skill: Reading comprehension
Read the story then answer the questions.
Baby Chickens
A mother chicken sat on her nest. She
was a big chicken with yellow feathers.
She was sitting on some eggs. One day
the eggs cracked open. Then some little
chicks popped out of the eggs. Now the
chicken had six chicks.
1. Where did the mother chicken sit?
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2. What color were her feathers?
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3. What was the mother chicken sitting on?
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4. What happened to the eggs one day?
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5. What came out of the eggs?
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6. How many chicks were there?
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Answer Key
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They cracked open.
On her nest
Chicks
Yellow
Eggs
Six
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