1. Bird's Nest A bird built a nest in the loft of a barn. Every day the bird gathered sticks and grass from the ground. Every day the nest got bigger. Sometimes the bird sang a song when he worked. One day the bird did not leave the nest. It sat on the nest for a very long time. The bird warmed two blue eggs. All of a sudden the eggs cracked and two baby robins appeared.

2. 1. The bird sat on the nest to A. sing songs. B. build a nest. C. warm eggs.

3. 2. Every day the bird gathered sticks and A. flowers. B. grass. C. stones.

4. 3. The bird made a nest to A. play in. B. hide in. C. put eggs in.

5. 4. The bird worked on the nest A. every day. B. once a week. C. once a month.

6. 5. The nest is in a A. tree. B. barn. C. bush.

7. 6. When the bird worked, she sometimes A. got a drink. B. ate a worm. C. sang a song.

8. 7. The animal in the story is a A. cat. B. bird. C. dog.

9. 8. How many babies were in the nest? A. two B. three C. four

10. 9. Which color were the bird's eggs? A. blue B. white C. brown

11. Buying Drinks Gina and Marcus cleaned their playroom. It was hard work and they were thirsty when they finished. They walked to the store. They wanted to buy cold drinks. Gina bought an orange drink. Marcus looked for a grape drink. The grape drinks were gone. Marcus got an orange drink too. The drinks were cold and sweet and tasted good after their hard work.

12. 10. Which word can be made into two different words? A. finished B. playroom C. orange

13. 11. What kind of drink did Marcus want? A. grape B. apple C. orange

14. 12. Marcus got an orange drink because A. the orange was colder than the grape. B. the store was out of grape. C. he changed his mind.

15. 13. What kind of drink did Gina get? A. grape B. apple C. orange

16. 14. This story is about A. buying drinks. B. having a friend. C. walking to a store.

17. 15. Gina and Marcus wanted drinks because they were thirsty from A. doing homework. B. playing outside. C. cleaning their playroom.

18. Answer Key 1.C) warm eggs. 2. B) grass. 3. C) put eggs in. 4. A) every day. 5. B) barn. 6. C) sang a song. 7. B) bird. 8. A) two 9. A) blue 10. B) playroom 11. A) grape 12. B) the store was out of grape. 13. C) orange 14. A) buying drinks. 15. C) cleaning their playroom.