Power Hour 26 (The Shepherd Boy and the Wolf by Aesop)

What animals does the Shepherd Boy tend near a dark forest?

• A. cows

• B. goats

• C. sheep

Who is the main character in this story?

• A. a villager

• B. the Shepherd Boy

• C. the Shepherd Boy's master

Read these sentences about the Shepherd Boy from the text. "One day as he sat watching the Sheep and the quiet forest, and thinking what he would do should he see a Wolf, he thought of a plan to amuse himself. "His Master had told him to call for help should a Wolf attack the flock, and the Villagers would drive it away. So now, though he had not seen anything that even looked like a Wolf, he ran toward the village shouting at the top of his voice, 'Wolf! Wolf!'" Based on this evidence, what is the Shepherd Boy's "plan"?

• A. to trick the Villagers by pretending a Wolf has come

• B. to trick the Sheep by pretending a Wolf has come

• C. to trick a Wolf by pretending the Villagers have come

How do the Villagers feel about being tricked?

• A. They enjoy being tricked.

• B. They do not mind being tricked.

• C. They dislike being tricked

What is the theme of this story?

• A. Sometimes telling a lie can be kinder than telling the truth

• B. The only time telling a lie is okay is when you are in danger.

• C. If you tell lies, people will not believe you when you tell the truth.

Read this sentence from the text: "Then one evening as the sun was setting behind the forest and the shadows were creeping out over the pasture, a Wolf really did spring from the underbrush and fall upon the Sheep." What phrase in this sentence helps create a mood of fear?

• A. "as the sun"

• B. "shadows were creeping out"

• C. "over the pasture"

Read these sentences from the text: "In terror the Boy ran toward the village shouting 'Wolf! Wolf!' But though the Villagers heard the cry, they did not run to help him as they had before. 'He cannot fool us again,' they said." What phrase could replace "But though" in the second sentence without changing the sentence's meaning?

• A. "Even though"

• B. "But so"

• C. "But because"