Comprehension: Brer Rabbit and the Peanut Patch

What was Brer Fox growing in his garden?

• potatoes

• peanuts

• rabbits

• vegetables

All the animals were _______ of Brer Fox's peanut patch.

• happy

• excited

• jealous

• afraid

Brer Rabbit was NOT jealous because

• He was stealing the peanuts.

• He was happy for Brer Fox.

• He had helped him to plant the field of peanuts.

• He was not concerned about Brer Fox's peanut patch.

Another word for jealous is

• greedy

• concerned

• caring

• envious

How did Brer Rabbit get into Brer Fox's Garden?

• He climbed over the fence.

• He used the gate.

• He dug a hole under the fence.

• He climbed through the window.

To catch the thief, Brer Fox

• put up surveillance cameras

• made a trap

• waited by the hole

• hired a guard

Brer Rabbit heard someone lumbering up the hill. It was Brer Bear. What does lumbering tell you about Brer Bear? Choose the two answers that fit.

• He walked very quickly.

• He was big and heavy.

• He was tired.

• He was being sneaky.

How did Brer Rabbit get Brer Bear into the trap?

• He pushed him in.

• He told him it was a job and he would get paid.

• He begged Brer Bear to help him to get out of the trap.

• He pretended that hanging upside down was a fun way to see the world.

Brer Bear dangled from the tree branch. He did all of this EXCEPT?

• hang

• jump

• swing

• sway

Brer Bear was unable to to find Brer Rabbit because (Choose the two answers that apply.)

• He was hiding in the frog pond.

• He ran to his home.

• Brer Bear is not very smart.

• Brer Fox kept him tied up.