How the Kangaroo got its pouch - Pourquoi tale

What is the setting of this tale?

• old Australia

• under a tree

• kangaroo and wombat

• Ohio

What did the mother kangaroo warn her young?

• "Stay close to me, there are many dangers on the plains."

• A wheezing sound came from under a tree not far away.

• "We're not going to eat you, we'll help you get a drink at the watering hole."

• The wombat transformed himself into the creator.

What did the wombat warn the mother kangaroo about?

• Soon they saw hunters with spears and boomerangs chase the young kangaroo.

• A dingo tried to eat the wombat.

• "Because you were kind to me, I give you this pouch to keep your children safe inside."

• Long ago, in old Australia, a mother kangaroo hopped across the wide-open grasslands.

Where did the young kangaroo say that he would meet his mother?

• across the wide-open grasslands

• at the watering hole

• at the eucalyptus tree

• under the tree in the shade

The mother kangaroo made the wombat let go of her tail.

• True

• False

The hunters got the young kangaroo.

• True

• False

What does transformed mean?

• make a thorough or dramatic change

• very strange or unusual

• an institution for educating children

This tale is explaining why......

• Why do kangaroos have pouches?

• Why do kangaroos have ears?

• Why do kangaroos keep their young safe?

• Why do kangaroos help wombats?