Central Message Practice

Central Message Practice

Multiple Choice

Which sentence best expresses the central message of this story?

• Fox likes to eat fresh fruit

• It is easy to dislike what you cannot have

• Hard work pays off in the end

• Grapes are usually too high to reach

Multiple Choice

Which is the best summary of this story?

• Fox jumps higher and higher

• Fox walks through the woods and gets lunch

• Fox wants to eat grapes on the vine, but they are too high to reach

• Fox is not a quitter

Multiple Choice

Which sentence suggests that Fox was upset?

• "How delicious and juicy they look!"

• "Fox tried again and again but the grapes always seemed just out of reach."

• "The grapes were quite high and hard to reach for Fox, so he jumped."

• "He walked away mumbling, 'Who wants those sour old grapes anyway.'"

Open Ended

Why do you think Fox said, "who wants those sour old grapes anyway"? Do you think the grapes were really sour and old?