Reading Comprehension

The beginning of a story introduces the setting and the character.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

What is the shepherd boy doing at the beginning of the fable?

• Sleeping
• Watching sheep
• Talking to people
• Nothing

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

What does the boy decide to do because he is bored and lonely?

• Pretends that he sees a wolf
• Buys everyone candy
• Play games with the sheep
• Talks to the people in the town

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

What happens when a wolf really comes?

• The people help the boy quickly
• The people go reluctantly to help
• A few people help the boy
• No one helps the boy

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

The people or animals in a story are called the characters of the story. Who are the characters in “The Boy Who Cried Wolf”?

• shepherd boy, village people, sheep, wolf
• shepherd boy and village people
• shepherd boy and sheep
• sheep and wolf

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

The beginning, middle, and end events of a story are called the plot of the story. Does this illustration depict the beginning, middle, or end of the fable?

• Beginning
• Middle
• End

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

The setting of a story is where it takes place. What is the setting of this fable?

• city
• rural
• beach
• desert

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

What do you think happens after the wolf came and no one helped the boy?

• The wolf ate the sheep
• Nothing
• The shepherd boy saved the sheep

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

All of Aesop’s fables, or stories, were meant to teach a moral, or a lesson, about how to behave. What is the moral of this fable?

• It is best to prepare for the days of necessity
• Little by little does the trick
• If you often lie, people won’t believe you even when you are telling the truth.
• What we do for fun can make great trouble for others.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Is this a true story or is it fiction?

• true
• fiction

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.K.6