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the fox and the rooster

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The rooster asked the fox to tell the people that the rooster was his because he wanted to ………………… .

a)

sing for the people

b)

make the fox open his mouth

c)

save the fox from the people

d)

go with the fox and sing for him

2.

The fox asked the rooster to sing because he wanted to …………… .

a)

catch the rooster

b)

listen to the rooster’s song

c)

be friends with the rooster

d)

compare the voice of the rooster with that of his father

3.

The passage suggests, but does not say directly, that at the end of the story …… .

a)

The people no longer owned the rooster

b)

The rooster was cleverer than the fox

c)

The fox was cleverer then the rooster

d)

The people saved the fox from the rooster

4.

The word “your” (line 15) refers to…………………………………… .

a)

The people’s

b)

The rooster’s

c)

The fox’s

d)

The fox and the rooster’s

5.

When the people of the town saw the fox carrying the rooster, they…

a)

laughed at the fox

b)

chased1 the fox away

c)

felt sorry for the rooster

d)

accused2 the fox of taking their rooster

6.

The best title for this passage should be………………. .

a)

A Wonderful Singer

b)

The People’s Rooster

c)

The polite Fox

d)

The Clever Rooster

7.

The rooster escaped3 from the fox because ……………………… .

a)

The fox opened his mouth

b)

The people chased the fox away

c)

The rooster belonged to the people

d)

The fox wanted to sing like the rooster

8.

The fox didn’t eat the rooster because he was too ……………………

a)

hungry

b)

angry

c)

foolish

d)

careful

9.

“He could have eaten that rooster if only he hadn’t been tricked into opening his mouth.”(line 21-22) The storyteller implies that ………… .

a)

The rooster was tricked by the fox

b)

Finally the fox was able to trick the rooster

c)

In the end the fox was tricked by the rooster

d)

The fox used trickery to catch and eat the rooster

10.

The passage teacher us that it is……………………… .

a)

Not wise to eat rooster

b)

Better to fly into a tree

c)

Better not to sing too much

d)

Better not to sing too much