There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Chick! book cover

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Chick! Worksheets

by Lucille Colandro

Reading Level M · Lexile AD450L · ATOS 2.5

An old lady swallows a chick, and why, nobody knows, but she doesn't get sick. Next she gulps down some straw to cover the chick, an egg to jazz up the straw, some candy to sweeten the egg, a basket to carry the candy and a bow to tie on the basket. A silly Easter take on the classic cumulative rhyme, with a surprise waiting down the trail.

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There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Chick! vocabulary words and comprehension questions

12 vocabulary words and 8 comprehension questions across 3 sections: Beginning · Middle · End.

Vocabulary words include swallowed, straw, awe, cover, beg, jazz up, handy, sweeten, show, hop, skipped, trail.

Sample questions

What is the very first thing the old lady swallows?
Why does the old lady swallow the straw?
Why does the old lady swallow the egg?

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