The Tortoise and the Hare

Choose the best statement below that demonstrates the moral of The Tortoise and the Hare.

• Better safe than sorry.

• Even the smallest friends can do big favors.

• Slow and steady wins the race!

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Which Character does not give up?

• The Tortoise

• The Hare

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Which Character brags?

• The Hare

• The Tortoise

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What word best describes Hare?

• slow

• brave

• overconfident

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How does Hare end up so far behind Tortoise?

• He is slower than Tortoise.

• he decides to run backward the whole way to make the race more fair.

• He stops to rest and takes a long nap in the shade.

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Why does Hare take a nap?

• He got sick from running up the hill

• He was so far ahead of Tortoise he thought he had time to nap

• He did not get much sleep the night before the race

• Tortoise had already won the race

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What happened at the end of the race?

• Hare ran so fast he beat Tortoise

• Tortoise passed Hare and won the race

• Hare never woke up from his nap

• Both the Tortoise and Hare won the race

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Why did the hare lose the race?

• He was too slow
• He was overly confident
• He won the race
• He did not know how to run

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When Hare slinks away at the end of the race, you can infer that he feels _________."

• happy
• ashamed
• shy
• worried

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What lesson does this fable teach us?

• If you're not first, you're last
• Hard work and perseverance always pays off and you should never brag about your own abilities
• Always prepare for the future because you never know what will happen.

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