1 to 4. Peggy the milkmaid was going to market. There she planned to self the fresh sweet milk in the pail that she had learned to carry balanced on her head. As she went along she began thinking about what she would do with the money she would get for the milk "I'll buy the plumpest chickens from Farmer Brown" she said, "And they will lay eggs each morning.When those eggs hatch, I'll have more chickens . Then I'll sell some of the chickens and some of the eggs, and that will get me enough money to buy the blue dress I've wanted and some blue ribbon to match. Oh, I'll look so lovely that all the girls will be jealous. But I don 't care; I'll just toss my head at them, like this!"She tossed back her head The pail flew off and the milk spilled all over the road. So Peggy had to return home and tell her mother what had happened. "Ah ,my child," said her mother. "Don't count your chickens before they're hatched." 1. What is the purpose of the story above? a. To entertain the readers with the story about a daydreaming milkmaid. b. To tell the readers about a milkmaid who counted eggs. c.To entertain the readers about a milkmaid's success of selling milk. d.To amuse the readers with the story about hatching eggs. 2.Where did Peggy want to buy the chicken? a.From her mother. b. From the road. c. From the market. d. From Farmer Brown. and they will lay eggs each morning." What does the underlined word refer'to?

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1 to 4. Peggy the milkmaid was going to market. There she planned to self the fresh sweet milk in the pail that she had learned to carry balanced on her head. As she went along she began thinking about what she would do with the money she would get for the milk "I'll buy the plumpest chickens from Farmer Brown" she said, "And they will lay eggs each morning.When those eggs hatch, I'll have more chickens . Then I'll sell some of the chickens and some of the eggs, and that will get me enough money to buy the blue dress I've wanted and some blue ribbon to match. Oh, I'll look so lovely that all the girls will be jealous. But I don 't care; I'll just toss my head at them, like this!"She tossed back her head The pail flew off and the milk spilled all over the road. So Peggy had to return home and tell her mother what had happened. "Ah ,my child," said her mother. "Don't count your chickens before they're hatched." 1. What is the purpose of the story above? a. To entertain the readers with the story about a daydreaming milkmaid. b. To tell the readers about a milkmaid who counted eggs. c.To entertain the readers about a milkmaid's success of selling milk. d.To amuse the readers with the story about hatching eggs. 2.Where did Peggy want to buy the chicken? a.From her mother. b. From the road. c. From the market. d. From Farmer Brown. and they will lay eggs each morning." What does the underlined word refer'to?

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1. **What is the purpose of the story above?**The correct answer is **a. To entertain the readers with the story about a daydreaming milkmaid.** The story is a cautionary tale illustrating the dangers of unrealistic daydreaming and focusing on future possibilities instead of the present. Options b, c, and d are incorrect because they misrepresent the main point of the story.2. **Where did Peggy want to buy the chicken?**The correct answer is **d. From Farmer Brown.** The story explicitly states that Peggy planned to buy chickens from Farmer Brown.3. **"And they will lay eggs each morning." What does the underlined word refer to?**The underlined word "they" refers to the **chickens** that Peggy planned to buy from Farmer Brown.

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