Animal Stories and Vocabulary Quiz

Many animal stories teach lessons through talking animals. These stories show how animals act like humans, and at the end, they give a moral or advice. What is usually the main idea of an animal short story?

• The description of a forest

• The lesson or moral shown through animals

• The history of animals

• The name of the author

One day, a crow found a piece of cheese and sat on a branch. A fox saw the cheese and wanted it. The fox praised the crow’s voice. When the crow opened his beak to sing, the cheese fell, and the fox quickly ate it. In the story “The Clever Fox and the Crow”, who are the main characters?

• A fox and a crow

• A farmer and his wife

• A lion and a mouse

• A boy and his dog

A hungry rabbit saw a carrot in the garden. It ran quickly into the burrow to hide from the farmer’s dog. In the sentence: “The rabbit ran quickly into the burrow,” which is the action verb?

• Rabbit

• Ran

• Quickly

• Burrow

A lion caught a small mouse. The mouse begged for mercy and promised to help one day. Later, the lion was trapped in a net. The mouse came and chewed the rope, setting the lion free. Which sentence tells the main idea of “The Lion and the Mouse”?

• A mouse eats cheese.

• The lion is the king of the jungle.

• Even small friends can help in big ways.

• A mouse runs fast.

A hare always laughed at the slow tortoise. One day, they had a race. The hare ran fast but stopped to sleep. The tortoise walked slowly but never stopped and finally won the race. Which of these is a character in “The Tortoise and the Hare”?

• The race

• The finish line

• The tortoise

• The morning

The little bird sang every morning. The forest was full of happiness because of its sweet voice. Which word is an abstract noun with suffix -ness?

• Happiness

• Rabbit

• Clever

• Jump

The old dog was always gentle and kind. Everyone respected him for his kindness. Which suffix can change the adjective “kind” into an abstract noun?

• -er

• -ness

• -ing

• -ed

The young lion was not afraid of anything. His bravery helped him save his friends from danger. What is the abstract noun form of “brave”?

• Braveness

• Bravery

• Braveful

• Braved

The mother bird worked hard to protect her babies. Her protection kept them safe from snakes. Choose the word with the suffix -ion:

• Protect

• Protection

• Protects

• Protector

The fox jumped again and again to reach the grapes. When he failed, he walked away with disappointment. Which abstract noun could describe the main idea of “The Fox and the Grapes”?

• Anger

• Happiness

• Disappointment

• Friendship