Reader's Theater - Two Bear Cubs

How do you know that this selection is a drama? (What stands it apart from other types of text).

• It has a plot.

• It has characters.

• It has stage directions.

• It has a theme.

Who are the three main characters?

• Hawk, Fox, Mountain Lion

• Storyteller, Hawk, Measuring Worm

• Storyteller, Older Brother, Younger Brother

• Mother Grizzly, Older Brother, Younger Brother

What event introduces the problem in the drama?

• Older Brother leads Younger Brother downriver.

• The animals laugh at Measuring Worm.

• Hawk sees the cubs on the mountain.

• Measuring Worm finds the cubs

The stage direction Enters stage left means the actor enters from the –

• audience’s left

• audience’s right

• back

• audience

What do Measuring Worm and Mountain Lion have in common?

• They are feared by other animals

• The are afraid of high places

• The are great swimmers

• The are great climbers

Which of the following is not a stage direction?

• Setting: A forest and a mountain.

• MEASURING WORM: I will try.

• (Yawning)

• (He picks and eats them greedily)

In paragraph 9, the word hesitation means

• trembling in fear

• pausing before moving

• arguing

• agreeing

How do the animals change in Scene 3?

• They go from liking Measuring Worm to disliking him.

• They go from laughing at Measuring Worm to honoring him.

• They go from liking Mother Grizzly to disliking her.

• They go from wanting to help Mother Grizzly to giving up.

In paragraph 22, the word console means-

• try to make angry

• try to make feel better

• give advice to

• criticize

Which of these is the best summary of the drama?

• Two cubs go off to gather berries. They fall asleep on a rock. The rock

  rises up into a mountain. All the animals try to rescue the cubs.

• Two cubs wander away and get lost. They fall asleep on a magic

  mountain. Mother Grizzly scolds them for disobeying her.

• Two cubs disobey Mother Grizzly and wander off. They get trapped on a

  mountaintop. Measuring Worm saves the cubs and earns the respect of

  all the animals.

• A rock turns into a mountain. None of the animals except Measuring

  Worm can climb to the top. The animals name the new mountain in honor

  of Measuring Worm.