Name ______Date ______OL
A Turkey for Thanksgiving
Comprehension Questions
Directions: Answer the following questions in complete sentences.
1. Who is the author?
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2. Mr. and Mrs. Moose are preparing for the Thanksgiving holiday. How does Mrs. Moose feel?
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3. What does the crow look like? (Page 293)
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4. Why do you think the author wrote this story?
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5. What is the story mostly about?
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everybody / holiday / hooves / tail / minutesorry / paint / door / daily / brought
promise / today / raise / lumbered / behind
1. Henry will ______pigs on his farm.
2. I will go this ______and find you a turkey.
3. I will ______my bed green.
4. Which ______comes next?
5. Mr. Moose hid Turkey ______him.
6. Shut the ______as you go outside.
7. ______is the first day of the year!
8. “Look who I ______, Mrs. Moose”
9. The horse’s ______are hard on the bottom.
10. I like to read the ______paper.
11. ______was coming to my party.
12. My old dog ______out of their way just in time.
13. The dog wags its ______a lot.
14. I ______to behave at school today.
Name ______Date ______ADV
A Turkey for Thanksgiving
Comprehension Questions
Directions: Answer the following questions in complete sentences.
1. What is the genre of the story?
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2. Mr. and Mrs. Moose are preparing for the Thanksgiving holiday. How does Mrs. Moose feel?
______
3. What are some other stories you know about celebrating holidays?
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4. What is the genre of the story?
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5. What conclusion did Turkey draw? Why would he think that?
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6. Read page 295 again. What picture do you have in your mind as you read that page?
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7. Read Meet the Author on page 304. Write three facts about Eve Bunting.
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8. Lumbered means to move slowly and awkwardly. Use the word in a sentence.
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Name ______Date ______B
A Turkey for Thanksgiving
Comprehension Questions
1. Who is the author?
______
2. What is the genre of the story? (Page 285)
Nonfiction Play Animal Fantasy Realistic Fiction
3. Name the characters at the dinner table? (Page 298)
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4. How does Turkey feel at the end of the story? Circle the answer.
Sad happy scared worried angry
5. What does your family do to celebrate Thanksgiving?
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6. Use the picture cards to retell the story. Draw or write.
FirstSecond
Next
Then
After that
Last