The Fox and the Goat

What is the message of this passage?

• Everyone needs help.

• Learn from your mistakes

• Before you do something, look carefully.

• If you need help, just ask.

Which key detail supports the message of this passage? (The message is what you picked in question 1)

• Fox fell down the well

• Fox couldn’t get out of the well.

• The goat jumped into the well and drank until his thirst was quenched

• Fox left Goat stuck in the well with no way out.

What evidence from the text BEST shows the theme of the passage?

• Fox saw Goat at the edge of the well’s opening.

• Goat was not sure whether Fox was being honest.

• Fox gobbled one mouse, but was still hungry.

• Fox fell in the well.

Read the sentences from the passage.

In a flash, Fox leaped onto Goat’s back and climbed onto the his horns to jump out of the well. Fox looked back down at the goat and waved. “Didn’t anyone ever tell you to look before you leap?”

These sentences support the theme by showing that...

• Goat made a mistake.

• Fox says mean things.

• Goat’s horns were good for climbing out of the well.

• Goat helped Fox out of the well.

What text evidence BEST supports the theme?

• Looking up, Francis saw a blue circle of sky and jumped as high as possible -- but he could not reach the top.
• “This water is delicious,” the sly fox shouted.
• “okay, but hurry back,” said Gordo.
• Francis looked back down at the goat and waved.