LITERASI 2: SHORT STORY

LITERASI 2: SHORT STORY

Multiple Choice

What is the best summary of the story?

• A mouse hides in a lion's cave. The lion discovers the mouse. The lion gets caught in a hunter's snare. The lion and mouse become good friends.

• The lion discovers a mouse hiding in his cave. The mouse begs the lion to release him, and the lion does. The lion is caught in a hunter's snare, and the mouse helps him escape. The two become friends.

• The lion is caught in a hunter's snare. The mouse helps the lion escape by chewing the net. The lion is grateful to the mouse, and the two become good friends.

• A mouse hiding in a lion's cave is discovered. The lion wants to eat the mouse, but the mouse begs to be free. The lion releases the mouse because they are friends. The lion is soon caught in a hunter's snare.

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What event influences how the mouse treats the lion?

• The lion falls asleep while the mouse is in his cave.

• The mouse grazed the lion's paw with his tail.

• The mouse helped free the lion from a hunter's net.

• The lion released the mouse from his cave.

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Compare and contrast the characters to determine what kind of story this is.

• Folktale about how two friends solved a problem.

• Myth about an unlikely animal friendship

• Fairy tale that explains how two animals became friends

• Fable that teaches a lesson about friendship

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In your opinion, what is the moral of the story ?

• Lions are mean

• Be kind to others and never judge anyone

• Watch out for hunter's trap !

• Mice are good at biting

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The lion ... the little mouse and he learned a valuable lesson.

• eat

• kissed

• kicked

• thanked

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How does the mouse help the lion ?

• The mouse called his friends to help the lion

• The mouse pushed the net and threw it away

• The mouse bite the net to free the lion

• The mouse cut the net

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How do you think the lion felt when he was inside the net ?

• Excited

• Sorry

• Angry

• Happy

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The lion got caught in a ... .

• net

• cage

• nest

• room

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Why did the lion let the mouse go ?

• The mouse was annoying

• The lion hated the mouse

• The mouse begged to the lion

• The lion was afraid of the mouse

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When the mouse said he would repay the lion, what did the lion do ?

• He laughed at him

• He shook his head

• He ate him

• He went back to sleep

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What does the mouse promise with the lion ?

• To run away from the jungle and never come back

• To collect food for the lion

• To help the lion in the future

• To clean the lion's house

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The lesson that is learned.

• Moral

• Character

• Fable

• Setting

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A short story, typically with talking animals as characters that has a moral.

• Folktale

• Setting

• Fable

• Moral

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What kind of story is a fable?

• fiction

• non-fiction

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Normally fables have ... as characters?

• children

• bugs

• animals

• teachers

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Which describes the length of a fable?

• Fables are chapter books

• Fables are short stories

• Fables have 1-2 sentences only

• Fables are pictures

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What is a moral?

• a fact

• an opinion

• a lesson

• a direction

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Is this story fiction or nonfiction? How do you know?

• FICTION because this story happened in real life

• FICTION because animals cannot talk, race, and wear clothes

• NONFICTION because this story happened in real life

• NONFICTION because animals cannot talk, race, and wear clothes

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What does "slow and steady wins the race" mean?

• If you try and don't give up you can do anything

• If you walk, you will win a race

• If you brag you will win a race

• if you want to win a race you have to go slow and steady

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Why did the Hare think the Tortoise was joking when he agreed to race him?

• because Tortoise always wins races

• because Tortoise was the slowest animal of all

• because Tortoise was laughing

• because Tortoise cannot run

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Why the hare couldn't win?

• Because it was too late, the tortoise was over the line

• Because she got lost

• Because didn't wake up

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Who woke up the hare and why?

• An animal that passed by

• The clock alarm tha rang woke her up

• The animals who were watching the race cheered so loudly.

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What did the tortoise do during the race?

• The tortoise fell asleep too.

• The tortoise run

• It walked and walked and never stop

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Why the hare thought that she had plenty of time to relax.

• Because the tortoise was a slow animal

• Because the tortoise fell asleep too

• Because the tortoise got lost

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The hare like to ... about how fast he could run.

• talk

• bragged

• sing

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What is the moral or theme of the story?

• forest animals like races

• stand up for what you believe in

• if you fall asleep, a tortoise will win the race

• slow and steady wins the race

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What happens after Hare stops to take a rest on the side of the path?

• Hare challenges the forest animals to a race

• Tortoise accepts Hare’s challenge to a race

• Wise Owl asks Hare to be more careful when he’s running

• Tortoise marches by the sleeping hare

Multiple Choice

Choose a word that would best complete the shades of meaning chart above: (least to greatest intensity)

• walked

• strolled

• jumped

• ran

Multiple Select

............. and ............. wins the race.

• slow , steady

• intelligent , proud

• eager , keen