The Great Rat Race

Why does Red Lizard run in the race?

• He likes to run.
• He can run fast.
• He wants to win the cake.

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

How many animals run in the race?

• four
• five
• six

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CCSS.1.NBT.A.1

Why is Rat napping in the shade?

• It is hot.
• It is wet.
• It is cold.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

Why does Roadrunner wave to his pals?

• to tell them hello
• to get them to run with him
• to tell them he gets cake

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.K.1

What takes place right BEFORE the flag goes down?

• Red Lizard wins the race.
• The animals bend and hop.
• The animals watch and clap.

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

Why does Cottontail stop running in the race?

• She runs after a bug.
• She sits down to rest.
• She falls into hay.

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.K.6

Why does Red Lizard win the race?

• He is a fast animal.
• The rest of the animals stop running.
• He plays tricks on the rest of the animals. 

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

What problem does Red Lizard have at the end of the story?

• He ate too much cake.
• His pals would like cake.
• The cake is too big to take.

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CCSS.RL. 6.5

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.K.5

Why are the friends glad at the END of the story?

• Red Lizard gives them cake.
• Red Lizard asks them to lunch.
• The pals get their own big cake. 

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

What is hard to believe in this story?

• A lizard can talk. 
• A snake chases a bug.
• A rat naps in the shade.