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What is the central message of the text?
A Chancy the Crow is afraid.
B Chancy the Crow likes guessing.
C The winter is going to be long and cold.
D The winter is coming in a few months.
Which sentence from the text supports the central message?
A “All his neighbors have a great deal of respect for him.”
B “ ‘Perhaps the Quacks are only guessing.’ ”
C “A little of that yellow corn would make a good breakfast.”
D “ ‘Old Mother Nature has wrapped this corn in extra thick husks.’ ”
Which sentence from the text supports the idea that Chancy the Crow was wise?
A “ ‘Perhaps they know, but I want to see some signs of it for myself.’ ”
B “ ‘Anybody can do that, and one guess is as good as another.’ ”
C “Then he found Mr. and Mrs. Quack, the Mallard Ducks, and their children in
the pond.”
D “Chancy told them good-bye and flew away.”
Which statement from the text tells the reader that Chancy has to have proof for
what he hears?
A “Chancy had noticed that Johnny Chuck had dug his house deeper than
usual.”
B “ ‘I want to see some signs of it for myself.’ ”
C “He headed straight for the Green Meadows and Farmer Brown’s cornfield.”
D “For a few minutes, he sat perfectly still like a statue.”
What lesson did Chancy learn in the story?
A Only ducks can be trusted to know when cold weather is coming.
B Changes in the weather can be predicted by many creatures in nature.
C A person can always predict the weather by looking at corn husks.
D Corn is the best food to store for a long winter.
Green Forest and on the Green Meadows
They think we are going to have a long,
hard, cold winter.
What character is missing: Chancy the Crow, Johnny Chuck, Jerry Muskrat, the Quacks?