The Mysterious Egg
1. PART A: What is the main theme of the poem?
B. Nature is full of delightful surprises.
1. Which statement shows the central message of the poem?
D. The joy ofChristmas should be shared with everyone.
1. Which sentence best summarizes the passage?
B. Ice cream has only three simple ingredients, but it takes a special process to make.
Which sentence describes a theme of the story?
A. Giving up something for others can bring you joy.
2. PART B: Which detail from the poem best supports the answer to Part A?
C. "And then a snap — the eggshell spread. / Out popped a baby turtle's head." (Lines 41-42)
2. In line 8, the words "worthy cause" show that the elves' second shift is —
D. important because it brings happiness to kids around the world.
2. Which detail best explains how ice cream becomes smooth?
C. "An ice cream machine turns and mixes the ice cream as it freezes." (Paragraph 5))
How does Shirley's point of view affect how the events in the story are told?
A. The reader is able to understand how Shirley feels about missing Christmas.
3. Why is it important to the story that the storm takes place in lines 1-7?
A. The storm introduces the egg into the animals' lives.
3. Which line from the poem shows that the speaker is curious about Santa?
A. "Santas, Santas everywhere, / but how can that be so?" (Lines 1-2
3. How does paragraph 2 help readers understand the text?
D. It helps readers understand how liquid ingredients in ice cream can become solid.
3. Which sentence describes how Bernice changes from paragraph 5 to paragraph 31?
C. At first Bernice acts like she does not care about the tree, but then she shows that she does.
4. How do the animals feel when the egg hatches into a turtle?
Student should discuss how the animals are excited when the turtle hatched from the egg. (must have text evidence)
Each animal teaches the turtle something to its species (must have text evidence)
4. How does the speaker's opinion on Santa change from the beginning of the poem to the end?
Students should explain the the speaker's opinion on Santa changes from unsure to uncertain. At the beginning the speaker wonders how is it possible that they see Santa Clause in so many different places. But by the end the spekaer is okay with that becasue this means Christmas is being shared with more people.
What is the meaning of "contain" as it is used in paragraph 3?
B. have
In paragraph 42, the words "their generosity lives on" most closely mean —
B. Shirley's parents' actions are remembered.