The Ants and the Grasshopper

What did the Grasshopper beg the family of Ants for?

• water to drink

• a bite to eat

• a place to sleep

• help fixing his fiddle

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What motivates the Grasshopper to talk to the Ants?

• The Grasshopper is starving, and the Ants have food.

• The Grasshopper has food, and the Ants are starving.

• The Grasshopper is thirsty, and the Ants have water.

• The Grasshopper has water, and the Ants are thirsty.

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Based on the information in the text, what is the best time to store food?

• the winter

• the spring

• the summer

• the autumn

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Based on the information in the text, what do the Ants think about how the Grasshopper spent the summer?

• The Ants think the Grasshopper spent his summer well by making music instead of storing food.

• The Ants think the Grasshopper should have invited them to make music with him.

• The Ants think the Grasshopper should have spent the summer storing food for them so that they could have made music.

• The Ants think the Grasshopper should have spent his summer storing food instead of making music.

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What is the moral of this text?

• There's a time for work and a time for play.

• It's more fun to play than work.

• Others will help if you don't do your work.

• Hard workers have more fun than those who don't do their work.

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Why might the author have used the word "whined" to describe the way the Grasshopper was speaking?

• to suggest that the Grasshopper is complaining in an annoying way

• to suggest that the Grasshopper's voice has gotten louder

• to suggest that the Grasshopper is explaining himself in a polite way

• to suggest that the Grasshopper's voice has gotten quieter

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The Grasshopper didn't have timer to store up food for the winter ______ he was too busy making music.

• like

• so

• because

• but

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What was the Grasshopper busy doing all last summer?

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How did the Ants spend their summer?

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Use evidence from the text, explain why the Ants did not give the Grasshopper a bite to eat.

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