Shawn the Speedy Snail

What made Shawn different from the other snails in the ditch?

• He was faster and stronger.

• He had a bigger shell.

• He was funnier.

• He was slower.

Why did the other snails become angry with Shawn?

• He was taking all the food and water.

• He was too slow.

• He was leaving the ditch.

• He was making too much noise.

What did the other snails ask Shawn to do?

• Find another ditch.

• Share his food.

• Slow down.

• Help them exercise.

How did Shawn feel when the other snails asked him to leave?

• Hurt and upset.

• Happy and relieved.

• Angry and defensive.

• Indifferent.

What did Shawn do after realizing his friends were starving?

• He helped them move to a new ditch.

• He ignored them.

• He ate all the food himself.

• He left them again.

Where did Shawn find an empty ditch?

• Across the road.

• In the forest.

• Near a pond.

• Under a tree.

What lesson did Shawn learn by the end of the story?

• To use his speed to help others.

• To always be the fastest.

• To live alone.

• To never leave his home.

Why is Shawn able to beat the other snails to the food and water?

• Shawn is smarter and meaner than the other snails.

• Shawn is friendlier and more loving than the other snails.

• Shawn is stronger and faster than the other snails.

• Shawn is smaller and slower than the other snails.

After Shawn returns to the first ditch, he discovers a problem. There is not enough food for the snails in the ditch. How does Shawn solve this problem?

• Shawn carries the snails to another ditch where there is more food.

• Shawn races to a fallen leaf before any of the other snails can get to it.

• Shawn complains and sighs that he has to carry a big weight on his back.

• Shawn drinks all the water he needs out of a puddle in the ditch.

Shawn uses his speed for his own benefit.

What evidence from the story supports this statement?

• When Shawn crosses the road, he realizes that his new ditch has even more food than the one he left.

• When Shawn returns to his old ditch for a visit, his friends tell him that there is not enough food anymore.

• Whenever a leaf falls to the ground, Shawn races to eat it before anyone else has a chance to.

• If the other snails exercised a little bit more, they might be able to get to the food and water faster.