Recounting a story - beginning middle, end (The Wolf...)

Read this sentence from the story.

Every time he saw the wolf, he chased him back into the forest.

Why is this event important to the beginning of the story?

• It tells why the wolf can't get near the sheep.

• It tells why the sheep are not afraid of the wolf.

• It tells why the wolf wanted to eat the sheep.

• It tells why the shepherd forgot the fleece.

How did the wolf fool the shepherd?

• He made a noise like a sheep

• He hid in the forest

• He waited until the shepherd left

• He wore the fleece of a sheep

How do you know the wolf's trick worked?

• The wolf became friends with the sheep

• The wolf was able to carry off a sheep to have for dinner

• The wolf made dinner for the sheep

• The wolf and the shepherd had dinner together

Look at the chart. It tells the order of some of the events in the story. Which sentence belongs in the empty box?

• The shepherd chases the wolf into the forest.

• The wolf walks into the herd of sheep.

• The shepherd notices the wolf.

• The shepherd cooks a delicious stew.

Which choice BEST shows what "strolled" means in the following sentence?

The next day, the wolf wore the fleece again and strolled freely among the sheep.

• He rain through the herd of sheep.

• He walked slowly among the sheep.

• He stayed away from the sheep.

• He chased the sheep in the meadow.

Finish this sentence.

In the beginning of the story ____________.

• the wolf ate a sheep for dinner

• the wolf had a conversation with the shepherd

• the shepherd chased the wolf away from the sheep

Finish this sentence from the story.

In the middle of the story, ________.

• the sheep ate the wolf

• the shepherd ate a sheep

• the wolf dressed up as a sheep to capture a sheep for dinner

Finish this sentence.

At the end of the story, _________.

• the shepherd ate a sheep for dinner in his stew

• the shepherd ate the wolf for dinner in his stew

• the shepherd chased the wolf away from the sheep

Read this sentence from the story.

With a tug and a pull, the wolf dressed himself in the fleece.

What does the word fleece mean?

• the woolly covering of a sheep

• shoes

• a raincoat

• wolf's skin

Read this sentence from the story.

And that night, the shepherd enjoyed a delicious stew.

What does delicious mean?

• tastes terrible

• tastes good

• smells weird