Reading Lit How the Crocodile got it's Skin

How the Crocodile got it's Skin

Read the passage and then answer the questions!

Multiple Choice

In the title, knowing the meaning of telling, what does "retelling" mean?

• telling differently

• telling before

• telling wrong

• telling again

Multiple Choice

What kept the crocodile's skin lovely?

• swamp water

• tree branches

• other animals

• the moonlight

Multiple Choice

In the second paragraph, what does emerge mean?

• go in

• be seen

• come out

• get noticed

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence below from the story.

"'Oooh,' the birds cooed at the crocodile."

What does cooed mean?

• to scream angrily

• to say proudly

• to speak gently

• to yell loudly

Multiple Choice

How did the crocodile feel after he saw that the other animals liked his skin?

• calm

• bored

• proud

• scared

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of the crocodile's demand, "Your job is to admire me!"?

• The animals get paid to admire the corcodile.

• The crocodile wants the animals to admire him.

• The crocodile will pay the animals to admire him.

• The animals admire the crocodile during work hours.

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence below from the story.

"The turtle darted back into her shell and hid."

What does darted mean?

• came

• threw

• rushed

• crawled

Multiple Choice

What made the crocodile's skin become hard?

• the muddy swamp

• the other snimals

• the tall grass

• the hot sun

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence below from the story.

"Then he realized that he had seen his reflection in the water."

What does reflection mean?

• the calm part

• a picture of himself

• a picture of a friend

• the bottom of the pond

Multiple Choice

Why was the crocodile embarrassed at the end of the story?

• because of how he looked and acted

• because he lived in the muddy swamp

• because the other animals admired him

• because his skin was golden and smooth

Multiple Choice

In the last paragraph, what does apologize mean?

• to try to look nice

• to say you are sorry

• to be mean to others

• to hide from your friends

Multiple Choice

What is the moral of the story?

• Do not sunbathe too long.

• Looks are worth more than anything.

• Being too afraid to say you are sorry is common.

• Only caring about your looks hurts your friendships.