Appendix A.

Comprehension questions for Picnic.

What does the rest of the family do while the parents fix lunch? Get their faces painted and buy balloon animals Take photographs and swim in the lake Play on the swings and slides Visit the reptile house	Where do they look for Little One first? By the lake By the lion cage By the concession stand By the lawn chairs
How does Little One find his family? He hears his name on the loudspeaker The zoo workers take him to his family He sees them coming down the road He finds a map in the grass	Who is Little One? A young child A small mouse A kitten A puppy
Where is the family going? To the circus To a picnic To the beach To the zoo	What happens on the way to the destination? Little One gets sick Little One falls out after a bump Little One’s brother spills a soda Little One jumps out
What has little one forgotten? A pink stuffed toy A leftover berry A blanket and bottle A blue ball	Who notices what happens on the journey? A boy on a bike behind them The mother No one The grandpa
What route do they take to get to the destination? Through the city On a dirt road Over a bridge On a highway	What is Little One holding? A pink stuffed toy A bottle and a blanket A blue ball A lunchbox and thermos
While Little One is waiting for his family, he is by himself… Playing with his toy Watching the monkeys Laying in the grass Singing and dancing	Where does the family find Little One? Back at the house At the neighbor’s house Hiding in the grass Standing in the road
What do the brothers and sisters do while looking for the Little One? Throw up Play hide-and-seek Cry Find a map	What does Little One’s family decide to do when Little One returns? Take Little One to the zoo Go out for ice cream Eat lunch together Take Little One home
	What do the brothers and sisters do at the destination? Go swimming and play baseball Eat cotton candy and meet the clowns Play on the swing set and jump on a trampoline Take pictures of animals and look at giraffes