WHY THE FROG HAS A LONG TONGUE

1. What lesson did the author want you to learn from Kikker?

• a. If you don’t give up, you can be successful.

• b. You should always use your tongue when you have a problem.

• c. If you don’t succeed you should just give up.

• d. Smaller frogs can win too.

2. How did Kikker respond to his challenge?

• a. He found someone to help him.

• b. He decided not to do the contest.

• c. He practiced and found a way to win.

• d. He asked the frogs to change the contest.

3. How did Kikker feel at the beginning of the story?

• Discouraged

• Frustrated

• Calm

• Both A and B

4. How did Kikker’s feelings change after the contest?

• a. He felt sad that the other frogs laughed at him.

• b. He felt proud that he was able to teach the other frogs.

• c. He felt like he would never win at anything.

• d. He felt like they should change the contest.

5. Why did the author include the fact that Kikker was tiny in the first part of the story?

• a. To let the reader know what he looked like

• b. To let the reader know why he was struggling more than the other frogs

• c. To show the reader that small frogs can’t win contests.

• d. To show the reader that most small frogs are green.

6. What does the word parched mean as used in paragraph 7?

• Happy

• Excited

• Thirsty

• Tired

How does the final paragraph contribute to the reader’s understanding of the story?

• a. The final paragraph shows how Kikker has changed.

• b. The final paragraph shows that Kikker is discouraged.

• c. The final paragraph shows that eating is Kikker’s favorite activity.

• d. The final paragraph shows that Kikker still isn’t happy, even though he won.

8. Which illustration would best help the reader understand the story?

• a. A picture of Kikker practicing catching flies

• b. A picture of Kikker looking sad.

• c. A picture of the contest.

• d. A picture of one of the larger frogs.