The Lion and the Mouse Fable

Which saying best expresses the message of this selection?

• It's kind of fun to do the impossible.

• A close friend can become a close enemy.

• It's better to be safe than sorry.

• The only way to have a friend is to be one.

Compare and contrast the characters to determine what kind of story this is.

• Folktale about how two friends solved a problem.

• Myth about an unlikely animal friendship

• Fairy tale that explains how two animals became friends

• Fable that teaches a lesson about friendship

What event influences how the mouse treats the lion?

• The lion falls asleep while the mouse is in his cave.

• The mouse grazed the lion's paw with his tail.

• The mouse helped free the lion from a hunter's net.

• The lion released the mouse from his cave.

What is the best summary of the story?

• A mouse hides in a lion's cave. The lion discovers the mouse. The lion gets caught in a hunter's snare. The lion and mouse become good friends.

• The lion discovers a mouse hiding in his cave. The mouse begs the lion to release him, and the lion does. The lion is caught in a hunter's snare, and the mouse helps him escape. The two become friends.

• The lion is caught in a hunter's snare. The mouse helps the lion escape by chewing the net. The lion is grateful to the mouse, and the two become good friends.

• A mouse hiding in a lion's cave is discovered. The lion wants to eat the mouse, but the mouse begs to be free. The lion releases the mouse because they are friends. The lion is soon caught in a hunter's snare.

Read the sentence below from paragraph 12.

A few days later, as the lion was prowling majestically through the jungle, he was suddenly caught in a hunter's snare.

Which dictionary definition is closest to the meaning of snare as it is used in the story?

• Ambush

• Pit

• Net

• Cage

Which words from the passage help the reader understand the meaning of the root of entangled in paragraph 12?

• prowling majestically through the jungle

• caught in a hunter's snare

• struggled furiously to break free

• began to shake

What event caused the lion to undergo a change?

• The mouse helped to free the lion from the hunter's snare.

• The lion discovered the mouse hiding in his cave.

• The lion enjoyed being feared by the other animals in the jungle.

• The mouse begged the lion to let him go.

The author used a lion and a mouse to create a --

• simile

• mental picture

• metaphor

• literal meaning

Which elements of fiction can be determined in paragraph 1?

• genre and theme

• theme and plot

• plot and setting

• setting and characterization

The story is told from the perspective of --

• the first-person lion

• a third-person narrator

• the third-person mouse

• a first-person narrator