The Boy Who Cried Wolf

Which sentence(s) best expresses the climax of the story?

• But the boy just grinned and watched them go grumbling down the hill once more.

• When the villagers saw no wolf they sternly said, “Save your frightened song for when there is really something wrong! Don’t cry ‘wolf’ when there is NO wolf!”

• Later, he saw a REAL wolf prowling about his flock. Alarmed, he leaped to his feet and sang out as loudly as he could, "Wolf! Wolf!" But the villagers thought he was trying to fool them again, and so they didn't come.

• Later, the boy sang out again, “Wolf! Wolf! The wolf is chasing the sheep!” To his naughty delight, he watched

  the villagers run up the hill to help him drive the wolf away.

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The end of the story reveals that the boy ___.

• has learned his lesson and won't cry wolf again ever

• will try to trick the villagers again

• finds a way to kill the wolf

• has accepted that the villagers can't take a joke

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Which event or action leads to the resolution of the story?

• There once was a shepherd boy who was bored as he

  sat on the hillside watching the village sheep.

• Later, he saw a REAL wolf prowling about his flock. Alarmed, he leaped to his feet and sang out as loudly as he could, “Wolf! Wolf!”

• “Don’t cry ‘wolf,’ shepherd boy,” said the villagers,

  “when there’s no wolf!” They went grumbling back

  down the hill.

• But the boy just grinned and watched them go grumbling down the hill once more.

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In paragraphs 10-11, what does the conversation between the old man and the boy suggest to the reader?

• The villagers were okay with the boy playing a joke on them.

• The boy had not learned his lesson.

• There are consequences to telling lies.

• The boy did not feel bad about lying to the villagers.

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How does paragraph 10 contribute to the falling action? “There really was a wolf here! The flock has scattered! I cried out, 'Wolf!' Why didn’t you come?” An old man tried to comfort the boy as they walked back to the village.

• The actions of the old man show that the climax has not yet occurred.

• The actions of the boy show that he has not learned his lesson yet.

• The villagers don't believe the boy anymore.

• The characters are beginning to resolve the conflict.

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A part of the _____ ____ is when the villagers came running up the hill to help the boy drive the wolf away. But when they arrived at the top of the hill, they found no wolf.

• Introduction or Exposition

• Rising Action

• Climatic Event

• Falling Action

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A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a _____.

• verb

• noun

• proverb

• adjective

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Which pronoun can take the place of the underlined word?

• She

• They

• Our

• We

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Which pronoun would best replace the underlined words in this sentence?

Trae played football with Sebastian and David.

• hers

• theirs

• we

• them

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Choose the best pairs of pronouns for the underlined words:

Mrs. Thomas took Savannah and Vanessa to the cafeteria for snacks.

• He, him

• She, her

• She, them

• We, they

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