Trading Places (a folktale)

Lou thought it was unfair that...

• Lou always carried the big bags

• Lou had a smaller stall than Pete

• the woman liked Pete better than Lou

• the woman always went to Lou,s stall first

Why did Pete probably agree to Lou's plan?

• He wanted to trick Lou into carrying the heavy bags.

• He wanted to be fair by letting Lou take the smaller bags.

• He thought it would be fair for Lou to take the heavier bags.

• He thought that Lou wanted to help him by taking the heavy bags.

READ:

Very early one market day, the donkey named Lou started to complain.

What does the word complain mean?

• to praise

• to grumble

• to give orders

• to ask questions

Which sentence from the passage tells most about the setting?

• Lou and Pete carried the bags up a steep path, down a long, rocky road, and across a bridge into town.

• Lou across sighed in relief as a woman came to him with the two small bags.

• Soon, Lou began to realize that his walk was not so easy.

• By the time they had walked as far as the bridge, Lou felt like he must be carrying a mountain.

The old woman always gave Lou the larger bags because....

• Lou was in the first stall

• Pete was weaker than Lou

• Lou was the larger donkey

• Pete was her favorite donkey

What did Lou discover when he started to carry the little bags?

• They were lighter than the large bags.

• They were heavier than the large bags.

• They weighed the same as the large bags.

• They weighed less than he thought they would.

Which event should go in the last box?

• Pete wants to be fair to Lou.

• Lou wants to carry the small bags.

• Lou carries the small bags to the market.

• Pete carries the small bags to the market.

The next time they go to the market, Lou will probably....

• offer to carry all the bags

• want to carry the larger bags

• ask Pete to carry all the bags

• keep carrying the smaller bags

This passage is an example of ...

• play

• fiction

• poem

• nonfiction