Name ______Date ______OL

A Turkey for Thanksgiving

Comprehension Questions

Directions: Answer the following questions in complete sentences.

1.  Who is the author?

______

2.  Mr. and Mrs. Moose are preparing for the Thanksgiving holiday. How does Mrs. Moose feel?

______

3.  What does the crow look like? (Page 293)

______

4.  Why do you think the author wrote this story?

______

5.  What is the story mostly about?

______

everybody / holiday / hooves / tail / minute
sorry / 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?

______

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?

______

______

4.  What is the genre of the story?

______

5.  What conclusion did Turkey draw? Why would he think that?

______

6.  Read page 295 again. What picture do you have in your mind as you read that page?

______

7.  Read Meet the Author on page 304. Write three facts about Eve Bunting.

______

8.  Lumbered means to move slowly and awkwardly. Use the word in a sentence.

______

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)

______

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?

______

6.  Use the picture cards to retell the story. Draw or write.

First
Second
Next
Then
After that
Last