Comparing Themes in Fables

Which of the following would best describe the topic of A Fox and His Skin and the Wolf and the Goat?

• courage

• hope

• selfishness

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

Which of the following would best describe the theme of A Fox and His Skin and the Wolf and the Goat?

• Actions speak louder than words.

• Greed leads to negative consequences.

• Rules are there to protect and help us.

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

What does the word commotion most likely mean in A Fox and His Skin?

• a noisy disturbance

• a dazzling appearance

• a peaceful argument

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Which of the following character traits best describe Lisheng and the wolf?

• grateful and appreciative

• daring and comical

• greedy and selfish

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

What does the word impatience most likely mean in The Wolf and the Goat?

• showing a lack of excitement

• not willing or able to wait calmly

• relaxed and ready to go

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which of the following is the best definition of a fable?

• a) a genre of stories that did not really happen, but are based on events in history

• b) a story with talking animals that have human like qualities that teaches the reader a lesson

• c) a suspenseful story about a puzzling event that is not solved until the end of the story

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Which of the following could be another theme for these two fables?

• Be yourself instead of trying to be what others want you to be.

• Untrustworthy people can cause danger.

• Actions speak louder than words.

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CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9