Pinduli Comprehension & Vocabulary

The hyenas are nocturnal. What does this mean?

• They eat only plants.
• They take care of their young.
• They travel in large groups.
• They sleep during the day and are active at night.

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The dogs made fun of Pinduli's ears saying they looked like the ears of...

• an owl
• a zebra
• an elephant 
• a giraffe

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Why did Pinduli raise up her mane when she saw Lion?

• to coward down
• to camouflage
• to give off a smell
• to appear larger and to try and intimidate the lion

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Why did all the animals think Pinduli was a ghost?

• She rolled in dirt and it stuck to her wet fur.
• She was so embarrassed that she turned pale.
• She fell into a snake's hole.
• She fell into a can of paint. 

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How did Pinduli prove to be sneaky?

• She got the animals to confess to being mean to each other.
• She asked for food from all the animals in turn for protection.
• She kept the dirt on and pretended to be a ghost forever. 
• Both A and B

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Where is the setting of the story?

• The desert in Asia.
• The outback in Australia.
• The savanna in Africa.
• A zoo in Africa.

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What kind of animal is Pinduli?

• Adder
• a hyena
• Serval
• a wild dog

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Who made Pinduli feel bad about herself at first?

• Lion
• Zebra
• Adder
• The Wild Dogs

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Why did Pinduli roll in the dust until she was white?

• She wanted to play a trick on the other animals.
• She wanted to make her stripes vanish because Zebra made fun of her.
• She was really hot and wanted to cool down.
• She wanted to look like a polar bear.

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Why did the animals say such mean things to Pinduli?

• They were hungry and frustrated.
• They were hurt by other animals who said mean things to them.
• They were mean animals without feelings.

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