The Boy Who Cried Wolf Reading Comprehension

1. Which event happened first in the story?

• The wolves attacked the sheep.

• The villagers came running to help.

• The boy lost all of his sheep.

The shepherd boy was taking care of

• pigs

• wolves

• his flock of sheep

The shepherd boy was so bored that he decided to

• play with his flock of sheep

• do something different

• to have some fun.

The boy ... Wolf! Wolf! The wolves are attacking my sheep.

• cried

• said

• shouted

The shepherd boy laughed and said

• "there are no wolves, I was just fooling"

• "There is no wolf, I was just fooling"

• "there are no wolves, it was a joke"

The people who live in a village are

• villagers

• citizens

• liars

The shepherd boy cried Wolf! Wolf! 3 more times.

• He thought it was a great joke, the villagers too.

• He thought it wasn't a great joke, but the villagers did.

• He thought it was a great joke, the villagers did not.

Which event happened last in the story?

• Some wolves really did come.

• The boy ran to the village

• The villagers didn't come.

The wolves are attacking my sheep, he cried.

• You won't laughed again, said the villagers.

• You won't fool us again, said the villagers.

• You won't lied to us again, said the villagers.

Which event happened last in the story?

• The boy cried, "Help! Wolf!"

• The boy learnt a lesson.

• The people ran to help.