APPENDIX B.

(P. 1 OF 2). COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS

Scoring
Correct
Incorrect – Wrong Answer  Responded by saying, “I don’t know.”  No response
Factually incorrect responses are of course wrong.
Factual Questions
1. Who wanted to catch a chicken?
The bear and/or fox are the only correct answers. Any addition (e.g., the bear and the chicken) makes the answer incorrect.
Correct	Incorrect
the bear and the fox	the farmer
the bear	all of those animals
the fox	both of them
2. Where did the fox and bear go?
The answer must indicate they went somewhere where they could find a chicken.
Correct	Incorrect
to catch a chicken	on the roof
to the chicken house	to the cave
to a farm	to the forest
in the chicken house	the farmer’s house
to see the chickens
in the barn
3. Why did the bear get on the roof?
Correct answers must indicate concern about the situation on the bear’s part.
Correct	Incorrect
he was afraid of what would happen	he was scared of the fox
he was worried or scared	to catch a chicken
to watch out for the farmer	he watch the fox
to watch	because he always was hungry
so the fox wouldn’t get in trouble	in case the farmer caught them
to hide from the farmer
Inferential Questions
1. What were the chickens doing at first?
Because the story indicates that they later woke up, the only correct answer is that they were asleep.
Correct	Incorrect
sleeping	getting away
	they waked up
	they were working a long time
	they were hiding
	lying down
2. What woke the chickens up?
The answer must indicate a disruption.
Correct	Incorrect
the bear falling on the fox	the bear
the roof breaking	the fox
all the noise	the farmer
the bear falling down	the fox and the bear
	the roof
3. Why did the roof break?
The answer must refer to the bear being on the roof and/or the bear being too heavy.
Correct	Incorrect
the bear was too heavy	the bear
he’s so heavy	because it breaked by itself
the bear was on the roof	because the chickens were pressing hard on the roof