Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.
A Big, White Hen
There was once a big, white hen that had ten little chickens. They were very small,
and the old hen took good care of them. She found food for them in the daytime
and at night kept them under her wings.
One day, this old hen took her chickens down to a small brook. She thought some
fresh air and the water would do them good.
When they got to the brook, they walked on the bank a little while. It was very
pretty on the other side of the brook, and the old hen thought she would take
her children over there.
There was a large stone in the brook; she thought it would be easy for them to
jump to that stone and from it to the other side.
So she jumped to the stone and told the children to come after her. For the first
time, she found that they would not obey her.
She flapped her wings, and shouted, “Come here, all of you! Jump upon this
stone as I did. We can then jump to the other side. Come now!”
“O Mother ! We can’t, we can’t!” said all the little chickens.
“Yes, you can if you try,” said the old hen. “Just flap your wings as I did, and
you can jump over.”
“I am flapping my wings,” said Chiku, who stood by himself, “but I can’t jump any
better than I could before.”
How was the weather near the brook?
AIt was very pretty.
BThere was fresh air.
CIt was fine day.
DIt was cold.