Fable Review

What is the best lesson you learned from the fable, "The Lion and the Mouse"?

• Lions are mean.

• No one will believe a liar.

• Sometimes small weak people can help stronger people

Fables use "personification" with their characters in each of the stories. What does "personification mean?

• animals who are mean to one another

• animals that do things like humans do

• people that look like animals

• people who do not like animals

What does the Hare make fun of the Tortoise for?

• Being slow

• Being Fat

• Being Ugly

• Being old

The Tortoise wins the race. What evidence in the text supports this conclusion?

• "As he cleared the top of the hill, he could see the crowd at the bottom."

• "The crowd saw him, too and began to cheer."

• "He reached the top of the last hill just in time to see the tortoise win."

• "In his dreams, the hare thought the cheers were for him, but suddenly, he awoke and realized the race was not yet won."

What is the theme of the story?

• Slow and steady wins the race.

• Be kind.

• Be grateful for what you have

• Greed destroys the source of good.

What are the three elements needed for a fable?

• a lesson or moral

• animal characters

• gods and goddesses

• a setting

One possible moral of the Fox and the Stork is:

• Honesty is the best policy.

• Take responsibility for your actions.

• Treat others the way you want to be treated.

• Slow and steady wins the race.

Why is the fox disgusted with the grapes in paragraph 3?

• The fox ate one and they were sour.

• The fox was mad that he could not get the grapes off of the branch, so he pouted.

• The fox dropped the grapes, and couldn't eat them.

• The fox never really wanted the grapes, but ate them anyways.

What is the primary purpose of a fable?

• To entertain with humor

• To teach a moral lesson

• To describe historical events

• To explore scientific concepts

Which of the following is an example of personification in a fable?

• The sun shining brightly

• The wind howling loudly

• A fox talking to a crow

• A river flowing swiftly