The Boy Who Cried Wolf

1. What did the little boy do in the story?

• He was a carpenter.

• He was a shepherd.

• He was a builder.

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2. The boy thought it would be funny to yell, "Wolf! Wolf! The wolf is chasing the sheep!" because he was (a)   .

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3. Who came to the boy's rescue?

• The villagers

• The other shepherds

• The scribes

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4. What do you think Herculean effort meant in the following sentence. "Once again, the villagers ran up the hill in a herculean effort to help the boy chase the wolf away.

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5. How many times did the boy call for help?

• 1

• 2

• 3

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6. What was the theme of this story?

• Helping others is always important.

• People do not trust people who lie to them so to get other to trust you always say the truth.

• Wolves are evil creatures who hurt animals and people.

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