The Spider and the Fly

Who is the writer of the fable 'The Spider and the Fly'?

• William Shakespeare

• Ruskin Bond

• Mary Howitt

• Abdul Kalam

Of the various offers made by the spider which one does the fly find the most difficult to resist?

• The appraisal of her beauty

• Pretty things in the spider's parlour

• food

• fine and thin sheet

What is the theme of the fable 'The Spider and the fly'?

• We should be cunning

• We should not give into idle flattering

• We should give into idle flattering

• We should be clever

The spider is called cunning because

• it is trying to lure the fly

• it is trying to do friendship

• it is very innocent

• it is guilty

Why does the spider turn back in to his den?

• The spider turned back in to the den because he knew that the fly will never be back

• The spider turned back in to the den because he knew that the fly would soon be back

• The spider turned back in to the den because he was tired

• The spider turned back in to the den because he was feeling sleepy

When the fly goes away what preparations does the spider make?

• makes his bed

• prepares a delicious meal

• decorates his room

• weaves a subtle web and fixes his dining table in order to have a hearty meal of the fly

Why is the fly afraid of sleeping in the spider's bed?

• fly is not fond of sleeping on bed

• fly never sleeps

• fly was aware of the fact that the one who sleeps on his bed will never wake again

Which word completes this sentence?
The fly's wings were described as brilliant and _________ by the spider.

• subtle

• dismal

• gauzy

Who tells the tale of the poem?

• The tale is told by neither the spider nor the fly

• The spider tells the tale

• The fly tells the tale

To be trusting and to believe what one says means to be gullible.  Who is trusting and gullible in the poem?

• Mary Howitt

• The spider

• The fly