Fourth Grade
Worksheets
Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road?
"Why did the chicken cross the road?" Marty playfully asked his younger sister, Carly.
Carly rolled her eyes. Marty was always telling jokes. "Why?"
"Because he was too chicken to stay where he was." Marty laughed heartily.
Carly smiled. Although the joke (in her opinion) wasn't that funny, Marty was. He enjoyed life. He was always telling jokes. The family thought that someday he might just become a professional comedian.
Marty would have his first chance to perform publicly when the school held its annual talent show. He had been practicing jokes and writing a monologue for about a month now. The show was coming up this week on Friday night.
Carly was glad she was not in the talent show. She was very afraid of getting up in front of people. She preferred staying in the background. She had submitted a painting to the art show that was also being held at the same time.
"Can I practice my monologue on you, Carly?" Marty asked.
"Sure. How about after I finish this math homework?"
"Okay, sure," Marty said. He wandered to his room to polish his performance. Carly turned to her math paper and sighed. She wished math was as much fun as listening to her brother. She even liked to help him write jokes. Writing was so much more enjoyable than math! But she buckled down and completed her worksheet in about 20 minutes. Then she went to her brother's room.
