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Chickens, turkeys, geese, and ducks on the farm
belong to a special group called poultry. To
reproduce the female lays an egg. After laying
several eggs she will sit on the eggs keeping
them very warm. Not all poultry eggs take the
same amount of time to hatch. Chicken eggs take
21 days to hatch. Turkey, goose, and duck eggs
take 28 days to hatch. Some goose eggs may take
up to 32 days to hatch. That means a mother goose
must sit on the eggs a whole month!
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Chicken Egg Hatching
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Read and answer the following questions. Click on
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What is the main idea of this story?
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A.
How to cook eggs.
B.
The sizes of different eggs.
C.
How long it takes poultry eggs to hatch.
D.
Answer not given.
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How long does it take chicken eggs to hatch?
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A.
28 days
B.
21 days
C.
21 weeks
D.
Answer not given.
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The hen sits on the eggs to keep them ___________.
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A.
warm
B.
cool
C.
still
D.
Answer not given.
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How long should it take for turkey eggs to hatch?
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A.
28 hours
B.
28 days
C.
28 weeks
D.
Answer not given.
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What is the best definition of poultry?
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A.
a type of plant on a farm
B.
a type of bird on a farm
C.
a type of building on a farm
D.
a type of machine on a farm
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How long does a mother goose sit on eggs before
they hatch?
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A.
21 days
B.
24 days
C.
28 hours
D.
Answer not given.
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What would be best title for the story?
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A.
When Poultry Eggs Hatch
B.
How to Eat Eggs
C.
Animals on the Farm
D.
Bird Watching
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What would lay a goose egg?
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A.
Male Goose
B.
Baby Goose
C.
Female Goose
D.
Answer not given.
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Which word means more than one goose?
A.
gooses
B.
geese
C.
geeses
D.
Answer not given.
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Which poultry listed below might have to sit on
eggs an entire month?
A.
goose
B.
turkey
C.
chicken
D.
Answer not given.
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