How Animals Got Their Beautiful Coats M4 Wk2

1. 1. What do the words in parentheses in the play tell the reader?

• A. when the events of the play take place

• B. which one of the characters is speaking

• C. what the actors are doing or how they sound

• D. in which act of the play the action takes place

2. 2. What is the main setting of the play?

• A. Tortoise’s home

• B. a small dirt road

• C. an African forest

• D. the narrator’s hut

3. 3. Read the sentence from Act 1, Scene 1.

4. But Tortoise was a dreamer, and Hyena was often able to catch him by surprise.

5. Think about the suffix -er. What is the meaning of dreamer above?

• A. one who dreams

• B. has bigger dreams

• C. dreams more often

• D. one who has the most dreams

4. 4. Read the sentences from Act 1, Scene 2.

5. (Tortoise enters. Zebra rushes over to him.)

6. Why does the author use rushes instead of walks in the sentences above?

• A. to show that Zebra is careless

• B. to show that Zebra is excited

• C. to show that Zebra is afraid

• D. to show that Zebra is late

5. 5. Why does Tortoise give Hyena a dull coat in Act 1, Scene 3?

• A. Tortoise is getting even with Hyena for tipping him over.

• B. Tortoise is tired of making new coats for all the animals.

• C. Hyena does not tell Tortoise what kind of coat he wants.

• D. Hyena wants a coat that will show that he is strong

6. 6. What is the play mostly about?

• A. why some animals do not get along

• B. why some animals do not have coats

• C. why animals behave in different ways

• D. why animals have different-colored fur

What is the theme of the play? Use details from the play to support your answer.