Not long ago, on a beautiful fall morning in Georgia, a farmer and his wife decided to sleep late because they had worked hard all week. The crows, which were having a morning meeting in an oak tree, noticed that the farmer and his wife were nowhere in sight. They also noticed that the sweet corn in the field was ripe, so they called a hasty end to their meeting and flew to the cornfield, where they began feasting on the corn. "Caw-n! Caw-n!" the birds called excitedly as they ate. This awoke the rooster, who soon discovered what was happening and sounded an alarm. "Wake up, wake up, wake up!" called the rooster. Nevertheless, the farmer and his wife continued to sleep, and the crows continued to eat the corn. The rooster took a deep breath and coh-a-doodle-dooed with all his might. "The crows are in the corn! The crows are in the corn!" The farmer snored and the wife put the pillow over her head, so the rooster gave up Soon the old turkey strolled into the yard and observed the scene. He gobbled, "The corn's all et up, all et up, all et up!" At last, the farmer and his wife awoke, and, looking out their window, found all their corn gone.That's why people in Georgia say "the crows are in the corn" when it's time to wake up!

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Not long ago, on a beautiful fall morning in Georgia, a farmer and his wife decided to sleep late because they had worked hard all week. The crows, which were having a morning meeting in an oak tree, noticed that the farmer and his wife were nowhere in sight. They also noticed that the sweet corn in the field was ripe, so they called a hasty end to their meeting and flew to the cornfield, where they began feasting on the corn. "Caw-n! Caw-n!" the birds called excitedly as they ate. This awoke the rooster, who soon discovered what was happening and sounded an alarm. "Wake up, wake up, wake up!" called the rooster. Nevertheless, the farmer and his wife continued to sleep, and the crows continued to eat the corn. The rooster took a deep breath and coh-a-doodle-dooed with all his might. "The crows are in the corn! The crows are in the corn!" The farmer snored and the wife put the pillow over her head, so the rooster gave up Soon the old turkey strolled into the yard and observed the scene. He gobbled, "The corn's all et up, all et up, all et up!" At last, the farmer and his wife awoke, and, looking out their window, found all their corn gone.That's why people in Georgia say "the crows are in the corn" when it's time to wake up!

1. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Crows always eat corn before it is picked.
B. Roosters and turkeys make good alarm clocks.
C. People should sleep late when they have worked hard.
D. A farmer and his wife suffered consequences for sleeping late.

2. The farmer and his wife sleep in because …
A. the rooster does not wake them up. B. they are tired from working hard all week.
C. they have planted the corn for the crows to eat.
D. the crows will only eat a small portion of the corn.

3. What does the old turkey mean when he says "The corn's all eat up"? A. The corn is ready to be picked.
B. Bugs have destroyed all the corn.
C. The crows have eaten all the corn. D. The corn needs to be replanted.

4. What lesson can the reader learn from this story?
A. Sleeping late can cause you to miss something important.
B. If your corn gets eaten, you can blame the crows.
C. When you work hard, you can always expect to be rewarded.
D. People in Georgia like to get up early in the morning.

Answer 1

1. D. A farmer and his wife suffered consequences for sleeping late.

2. B. they are tired from working hard all week.
3. C. The crows have eaten all the corn.
4. A. Sleeping late can cause you to miss something important.