"Five Little Easter Eggs" poem activity with comprehension questions and colorful Easter egg graphics.

Let’s go through the poem step by step to answer each question.

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Poem Recap (with egg colors and order):

1. Five little Easter eggs → blue, one was taken → 4 left
2. Four little Easter eggs → two yellow, one red eaten → 3 left
3. Three little Easter eggs → before I knew, Seth ate the yellow one → 2 left
4. Two little Easter eggs → purple one ran away → 1 left
5. One little Easter egg → last one gone → none!

So let’s list what happened in order:

- Start: Blue, Yellow, Yellow, Red, Purple? Wait — actually, we need to track which color was removed when.

Actually, let’s re-read carefully:

> “Five little Easter eggs, lovely colors were,
Mother ate the blue one, and then there were Four.”
→ So first egg eaten: Blue → by Mother

> “Four little Easter eggs, two and two, you see,
Daddy ate the red one, then there were three”
→ Second egg eaten: Red → by Daddy

> “Three little Easter eggs, before I knew,
Seth ate the yellow one, and then there were two”
→ Third egg eaten: Yellow → by Seth

> “Two little Easter eggs, oh what fun,
Brother ate the purple one, then there was one”
→ Fourth egg eaten: Purple → by Brother

> “One little Easter egg, see me run,
It was the last one, and then there was none!”
→ Last egg must be the remaining one — which is the other Yellow? Or maybe Green? But no green mentioned.

Wait — original five: Blue, Red, Yellow, Yellow, Purple? That adds up.

After Blue eaten → left: Red, Yellow, Yellow, Purple
After Red eaten → left: Yellow, Yellow, Purple
After one Yellow eaten → left: Yellow, Purple
After Purple eaten → left: Yellow
Then last one (the second Yellow) is gone.

But the poem doesn’t say who ate the last one — just that it was gone.

Now let’s answer the questions:

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1. Who ate the first egg?

First egg eaten: Blue → by Mother

✔ Answer: C. Mother

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2. What color egg did brother eat?

Brother ate the purple one (from line: “Brother ate the purple one”)

✔ Answer: D. Purple

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3. Who ate the final egg?

The final egg was the last one left — after Brother ate purple, only one remained (which must be the second yellow). The poem says: “It was the last one, and then there was none!” — but doesn’t say who ate it.

Looking at options: Brother, Sister, Daddy, Speaker

The speaker says: “see me run” — implying the speaker might have taken or seen the last one? But not clearly stated.

Wait — reread:

> “One little Easter egg, see me run,
It was the last one, and then there was none!”

This suggests the speaker is talking about the last egg running away — or perhaps the speaker took it? But it doesn’t say who ate it.

However, looking at the pattern: each previous eater was named: Mother, Daddy, Seth, Brother.

Seth is likely the speaker? Because he says “before I knew, Seth ate...” — so Seth is referring to himself in third person? Or is “I” different from Seth?

Actually, the narrator says: “before I knew, Seth ate...” — so “I” is not Seth. Then who is “I”? Probably the child telling the story — the “Speaker”.

And at the end: “see me run” — the speaker is involved with the last egg.

Also, since all others are accounted for, and the last egg disappears while the speaker says “see me run”, it implies the speaker took or caused the last egg to be gone.

So best guess: Speaker ate or made the last egg disappear.

✔ Answer: D. The Speaker

*(Note: This is inference based on context — the poem doesn’t explicitly say, but “see me run” links the speaker to the final event.)*

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4. What color eggs did the speaker’s brother and sister eat?

Wait — the poem never mentions a sister!

Let’s check:

Eaters mentioned:
- Mother → Blue
- Daddy → Red
- Seth → Yellow
- Brother → Purple
- ??? → Last egg (probably Speaker)

No sister is mentioned anywhere.

So this question may be tricky.

Options:
A. Blue and Red → Mother and Daddy
B. Blue and Green → no green
C. Yellow and Green → no green
D. Purple and Red → Brother ate Purple, Daddy ate Red — but Daddy isn’t sister.

Wait — perhaps “sister” is a mistake? Or maybe Seth is the sister? Unlikely.

Alternatively — maybe the question meant “brother and Seth”? But it says “brother and sister”.

Since no sister is mentioned, and only Brother ate Purple, and no sister ate anything — this question might be flawed.

But let’s look again: perhaps “Seth” is the sister? No, Seth is typically a boy’s name.

Another possibility: maybe “the speaker” is the sister? And she ate the last egg — which was Yellow.

Brother ate Purple.

So if sister = speaker, and she ate the last egg (Yellow), then Brother ate Purple, Sister ate Yellow.

But option C is “Yellow and Green” — no green.

Option D: “Purple and Red” — Brother ate Purple, but Red was eaten by Daddy.

None match perfectly.

Wait — perhaps the question has a typo, and it’s supposed to be “brother and Seth”?

Seth ate Yellow, Brother ate Purple → not in options.

Or “brother and mother”? Mother ate Blue, Brother ate Purple → not in options.

Hmm.

Let’s read the question again:
“What color eggs did the speaker’s brother and sister eat?”

If we assume “sister” refers to the speaker (if speaker is female), and she ate the last egg — which was Yellow (since only Yellow was left after Purple was eaten).

Brother ate Purple.

So colors: Purple (brother) and Yellow (sister/speaker)

But that combination isn’t listed.

Options:
A. Blue and Red
B. Blue and Green
C. Yellow and Green
D. Purple and Red

None have Purple and Yellow.

Unless... did I miscount?

Original eggs: 5 total.

Colors mentioned: Blue, Red, Yellow (twice?), Purple.

That’s 5: Blue, Red, Yellow, Yellow, Purple.

Eaten in order:
1. Blue — Mother
2. Red — Daddy
3. Yellow — Seth
4. Purple — Brother
5. Yellow — ??? (last one)

So last egg is Yellow.

If speaker ate it, and speaker is sister, then sister ate Yellow.

Brother ate Purple.

So answer should be Purple and Yellow — not listed.

But option D is Purple and Red — Red was eaten by Daddy, not sister.

Perhaps the question meant “brother and daddy”? But it says sister.

Maybe “sister” is a distractor, and we’re to pick based on who ate what.

Another thought: perhaps “the speaker’s brother and sister” — meaning siblings of the speaker.

Speaker’s brother ate Purple.

Who is the sister? Not mentioned. Unless Seth is the sister? Unlikely.

Perhaps the last egg was eaten by the sister — and it was Yellow.

Still, no option matches Purple and Yellow.

Wait — let’s look at the multiple choice again.

Question 4 options:

A. Blue and Red
B. Blue and Green
C. Yellow and Green
D. Purple and Red

Only D includes Purple (which brother ate). Red was eaten by Daddy — if Daddy is not the sister, then D is wrong.

But perhaps in some interpretations, “sister” is not literal, or there’s a mistake.

Maybe I missed something.

Another idea: when it says “two and two, you see” — does that mean two pairs? Like two yellows and two others? But still.

Perhaps the “sister” ate the red one? But no, Daddy ate red.

I think there might be an error in the question, but since we have to choose, and Brother definitely ate Purple, and the only option with Purple is D, and Red was eaten by someone else, but perhaps they consider Daddy as part of family, but the question specifies “brother and sister”.

Wait — let’s read the poem once more for any mention of sister.

No, no sister mentioned.

Perhaps “Seth” is the sister? In some cultures, Seth can be unisex, but rare.

Assume Seth is the sister — then Seth ate Yellow, Brother ate Purple — still not in options.

Options don’t have Yellow and Purple.

Closest is D: Purple and Red — but Red was Daddy.

Unless the question meant “brother and father” — but it says sister.

I think the intended answer might be D, assuming a mistake, or perhaps “sister” is a typo for “father”.

But let’s see the answer choices — only D has Purple, which is correct for brother.

For sister, if we force it, Red was eaten by Daddy — not sister.

Perhaps the last egg was Red? No, Red was eaten second.

I’m stuck.

Another approach: perhaps “the speaker’s brother and sister” — and the speaker is one of the children, and sister is another child who ate an egg.

But only Seth and Brother are named as children eating eggs.

Seth ate Yellow, Brother ate Purple.

If Seth is the sister, then Yellow and Purple — not in options.

If the speaker is the sister, and she ate the last egg (Yellow), then same thing.

Perhaps the question is “what color eggs did the brother and the speaker eat?” — then Brother: Purple, Speaker: Yellow — still not in options.

Let’s look at the options again.

Option C: Yellow and Green — no green.

Option A: Blue and Red — Mother and Daddy.

Option B: Blue and Green — no.

Option D: Purple and Red — Brother and Daddy.

Perhaps the question has a typo, and it’s “brother and daddy” — then D would be correct.

In many such poems, "daddy" and "brother" are both male, but the question says "sister".

Maybe in the context, "sister" is not used, and we should go with who ate what.

But let's notice: in question 3, we have "who ate the final egg?" and we said Speaker.

For question 4, if we assume that "sister" is the speaker, and she ate the last egg, which was Yellow, and brother ate Purple, then the colors are Purple and Yellow.

Since that's not an option, and D is Purple and Red, and Red was eaten by Daddy, perhaps it's a mistake.

But let's double-check the sequence.

After Brother ate purple, one left — which must be the second yellow.

Then "one little Easter egg, see me run" — the speaker is associated with it.

So speaker ate or took the yellow one.

So brother: purple, sister (speaker): yellow.

Not in options.

Perhaps the "final egg" was not eaten by anyone, but "ran away", so no one ate it, but the question asks for "eat".

The poem says "ate" for others, but for the last one, "see me run" and "then there was none" — so perhaps it was eaten by the speaker.

I think there's an issue with the question.

But let's look at the answer choices; perhaps D is intended, with "sister" being a mistake for "daddy".

Maybe "Seth" is the sister, and he ate yellow, brother ate purple, but again not in options.

Another idea: perhaps "two and two, you see" means two colors with two each, but still.

Let's count the eggs eaten by family members:

- Mother: blue
- Daddy: red
- Seth: yellow
- Brother: purple
- Speaker: yellow (last one)

So if "sister" is speaker, then she ate yellow, brother ate purple.

Colors: yellow and purple.

Not in options.

Perhaps the question is "what color eggs did the brother and Seth eat?" — then purple and yellow — still not.

Or "brother and mother" — purple and blue — not in options.

I think the only logical choice is to select D, as it includes purple (correct for brother), and red was eaten by daddy, and perhaps "sister" is a typo.

Maybe in some versions, the sister ate the red one, but here it's daddy.

I recall that in some nursery rhymes, roles vary, but here it's specified.

Let's read the poem once more:

"Four little Easter eggs, two and two, you see,
Daddy ate the red one, then there were three"

So daddy ate red.

"Three little Easter eggs, before I knew,
Seth ate the yellow one, and then there were two"

Seth ate yellow.

"Two little Easter eggs, oh what fun,
Brother ate the purple one, then there was one"

Brother ate purple.

"One little Easter egg, see me run,
It was the last one, and then there was none!"

Last one gone — likely by speaker.

So for question 4, if we must choose, and since brother ate purple, and the only option with purple is D, and red was eaten by daddy, perhaps the question meant "brother and daddy", or there's a mistake.

But let's see the options; perhaps C is yellow and green, but no green.

Another thought: when it says "lovely colors were", and lists blue, then later yellow, red, purple, but perhaps the fifth egg is green? But not mentioned.

The poem doesn't specify all colors initially; it reveals as they are eaten.

From the text, we have blue, red, yellow (eaten by Seth), purple, and the last one must be the other yellow, since "two and two" might imply two yellows.

"Four little Easter eggs, two and two, you see" — probably means two pairs, like two of one color, two of another, but then it says "Daddy ate the red one", so among the four, there is a red, and presumably two yellows and one purple? But then after eating red, three left: two yellows and one purple.

Then Seth ate one yellow, left: one yellow and one purple.

Then brother ate purple, left: one yellow.

Then last one yellow gone.

So colors: blue, red, yellow, yellow, purple.

No green.

So for question 4, I think there might be an error, but since we have to choose, and brother ate purple, and if we assume that "sister" ate the red one (even though it was daddy), or perhaps in the context, "sister" is not accurate, but let's look at the answer.

Perhaps " the speaker's brother and sister" — and the sister is the one who ate the last egg, which is yellow, and brother ate purple, so colors purple and yellow.

Since that's not an option, and D is purple and red, and red was eaten by daddy, who is not sister, I think the best guess is that the question has a typo, and it's "brother and daddy", so D.

Maybe "Seth" is the sister, and he ate yellow, but then colors would be purple and yellow, not in options.

Let's check online or standard version, but since I can't, I'll go with logic.

Another idea: in question 3, "who ate the final egg?" — if we say the speaker, and for question 4, "brother and sister" — if sister is the speaker, then she ate the final egg, which was yellow, brother ate purple.

So for the colors, it should be purple and yellow.

But since it's not an option, and option C is yellow and green, close but has green.

Perhaps the last egg was green? But not mentioned.

I think I have to conclude that for question 4, the intended answer is D, assuming "sister" is a mistake for "daddy".

Perhaps " the speaker's brother and the speaker" but it says sister.

Let's see the answer choices; perhaps A is blue and red, which are mother and daddy.

I recall that in some versions of this rhyme, the roles are different, but here it's given.

Perhaps "sister" ate the blue one, but no, mother did.

I think I'll go with D for now, as it's the only one with purple.

Or let's see the very first line: "Five little Easter eggs, lovely colors were" — doesn't specify, but from context, we have blue, red, yellow, yellow, purple.

For question 4, perhaps the "sister" is not defined, but in the multiple choice, D is the only reasonable choice if we ignore "sister" or assume it's daddy.

Maybe the question is "what color eggs did the brother and the person who ate the red egg eat?" — then brother: purple, red-eater: daddy, so purple and red.

And "sister" might be a misnomer.

So I'll go with D.

So answers:

1. C. Mother
2. D. Purple
3. D. The Speaker
4. D. Purple and Red (assuming "sister" is a mistake for "daddy" or the red-eater)

But let's confirm question 3.

For question 3: "Who ate the final egg?"

The final egg was the last one, and the poem says "see me run" — the speaker is claiming involvement, so likely the speaker ate it or made it disappear.

Options include "The Speaker", so D is correct.

For question 4, even though it's awkward, D is the best available.

Perhaps " the speaker's brother and sister" — and the sister is Seth, but Seth ate yellow, brother ate purple, not in options.

I think I have to box the answers as per reasoning.

So final answers:

1. C
2. D
3. D
4. D

But for 4, let's see if there's another way.

When it says "two and two, you see" — perhaps it means two colors, each with two eggs, but then "Daddy ate the red one" — so if there are two reds? But then after eating one red, three left, which could be two yellows and one purple, or etc.

But still, no sister mentioned.

Perhaps the "I" in "before I knew" is the sister, and she is reporting that Seth ate the yellow one, but she didn't eat any.

Then who ate the last egg? The speaker says "see me run", so she might have taken it.

So if speaker is sister, she ate the last egg (yellow), brother ate purple.

Colors: yellow and purple.

Not in options.

Option C is yellow and green — close, but has green instead of purple.

Perhaps a typo in options.

But since we have to choose, and D has purple, which is correct for brother, and red for daddy, and if we assume "sister" is error, then D.

I think for the sake of completing, I'll go with D for 4.

So:

Final Answer:
1. C
2. D
3. D
4. D