Androcles

Match the description with the correct character:

Needs help from someone to remove a thorn ​​ (a)  

Ran away to be free ​ (b)  

Gave Androcles water and stale bread ​ (c)  

• the lion
• Androcles
• the jailors

Which best describes the emperor?

• angry

• powerful

• hilarious

• doesn't like lions

Answer explanation

The emperor is able to decide what happens to Androcles and the lion with just a "thumbs up" or "thumbs down". This makes him powerful.

Which statements describe the lion? Choose "Yes" if it describes the lion. Choose "No" if it does not.

keeps Androcles warm in the cave ​ (a)  

remembers Androcles when he sees him in the arena ​ (b)  

fights Androcles violently ​ (c)  

is set free by the emperor ​ (d)  

lives a sad life after the story ​ (e)  

• Yes
• No

Which is the best description of the lion?

The lion is Androcles'

• Rival

• Friend

• Jailor

• Snack

The emperor is important in the story because ​ (a)  

• he lets Androcles and the lion go
• he rules Rome
• he quiets the crowd

Answer explanation

The reason the emperor is important in THIS story is because he helps Androcles and the lion get their happy ending.

How did the emperor's actions affect the story?

• If he didn't take action, Androcles would not have taken the thorn out of the lion's paw.

• If he didn't take action, the lion would not be friendly to Androcles

• If he didn't take action, Androcles and the lion would not be free.

• If he didn't take action, Androcles would not have run away at the beginning.

Which best explains why it was so important that Androcles helped the lion?

• Without that help, he would not have seen the lion in the cave.

• Without that help, the crowd would not have gone to the arena.

• Without that help, he would not have escaped the fields.

• Without that help, he would not have befriended the lion.

“Free the lion!” another person in the crowd shouted.

What is the FUTURE tense of "shouted"?

• shouted

• shouts

• shout

• will shout

Read the introduction to this story: "This is a gladiator story and it ends in the

Colosseum."

How would you change the verb "end" to use it in the following sentence?

"Construction started in 2020. It is still going, but it ​ (a)   in 2040."

• will end
• ends
• ended

Answer explanation

2040 is in the future. One future tense of "end" is "will end".

How did Androcles change throughout the story?

• He became more brave.

• He became more lazy.

• He became meaner.

• He stayed the same.

Answer explanation

At first, Androcles was afraid inside the cave.

At the end, Androcles was not scared to fight inside the Colosseum.