The Lion and the Mouse Literal and Inferential Questions

Read the story again and reorder the sentences:

• A little mouse was playing around a sleeping lion.

• The lion woke up and wanted to eat the mouse.

• The mouse said: "If you let me go, I will help you one day".

• The lion got caught in a trap. The mouse began to chew the rope to save the lion.

• From that day, the lion and the mouse became best friends.

Does the lion think the mouse can help him?

• Yes, he does.

• No, he doesn't.

Who are the characters in the story?

• Cinderella and the Prince

• The badger and the Fox

• The wolf and the shepherd

• A lion and a mouse

"You woke me up!" He roared and laid his paws on the mouse, ready to gobble her up.

Which word tells that this was a female mouse?

• You

• His

• her

He roared and laid his paws on the mouse, ready to gobble her up.

Which word means claws or nails?

• roared

• gobbled

• paws

Who said: "even a mouse can help a lion!"

• The strong lion

• The turtle

• The tiny mouse

What was the decision that the mouse decided to take at the end of the fable?

• to tease the lion

• to leave the lion in the net, so it will not harm her again

• to set the lion free

Which character was in danger at sometime in the story?

• The lion

• Both, the lion and the mouse

• the mouse

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.