Pourquoi Tales-Cat And Rat, Why Mosquitoes Buzz

What does Pourquoi mean?

• It is French for why.

• It means to pour something.

• It means a silly story.

• It means a not true story.

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A Pourquoi Tale is a

• Non-fiction writing

• Folktale

• Narrative

• Piece of poetry

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Characteristics of a Pourquoi Tale is

• it explains why something happens

• animals can talk

• animals have magical powers

• All of the above

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Pourquoi Tales can contain onomatopoeia. Onomatopoeia is

• words that mimics the sound effect

• a word that means the opposite

• a word that means the same

• a simile

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Why did the Emperor decide to hold a race among the animals?

• to see who was the fastest

• to see who was the strongest

• The first twelve animals to finish will have a year named after them in a school.

• The first twelve animals to finish will have a year named after them on the Chinese calendar.

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Rat tricks Cat and Water Buffalo by

• being lazy

• by telling them a lie

• sleeping in

• using trickery

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How did the Cat end up in the water?

• Rat told him to look at the Tasty fish and pushed her in

• Rat scared Cat.

• Cat decided to make a swim for it.

• Cat was hungry and went fishing.

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How did Rat win the race?

• He leaped from the Water Buffalos back and swam to shore.

• He bit the Water Buffalo to make him go faster.

• He leaped from behind the Water Buffalos ear and crossed the finish line in first place.

• He leaped off the Water Buffalo and landed on a boat.

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Buffalo knew he had been tricked because

• he could only put his head down

• he could only grunt in dismay

• he could not swim faster

• he gave up

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Goat beat Monkey by a hair. What does that mean?

• He won because he didn't have as much hair.

• He won by his hair.

• He won by a lot.

• He won by a little.

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