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Fables

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 1hrs 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the definition of plot?
a)
The lesson in the story
b)
The sequence of events in the story
c)
The turning point of the story
d)
The conflict in the story
2.
What is the best description of the setting? 
a)
where and when the story takes place, introduced during the denouement 
b)
where and when the story takes place, introduced during the exposition
c)
When the story takes place
d)
Where the story takes place
3.
The person who tells the story is the 
a)
character
b)
setting
c)
point of view
d)
narrator
4.
The best definition of theme is...
a)
The lesson the author is teaching. 
b)
The message the author is sending.
c)
A word that summarizes the story.
d)
The character's main problem.
5.
The story's time and place is called the....
a)
tone
b)
plot
c)
setting
d)
voice
6.

What is a character?

a)

A problem in the story.

b)

A person, or animal that plays a role in the story. There is a main character and secondary characters.

c)

The time and place that the story takes place.

d)

The events that occur within the story including a problem and resolution.

7.

What makes a story make-believe.

a)

Things/events that could never actually happen.

b)

A unicorn.

c)

Events that really happened.

d)

Characters and a story that are real.

8.
What kind of story is a fable?
a)
fiction
b)
non-fiction
9.
Normally fables have _______ as characters?
a)
children
b)
bugs
c)
animals
d)
teachers
10.
What is a moral? 
a)
a fact
b)
an opinion
c)
a lesson
d)
a direction
11.
What is the moral of "The Tortoise and the Hare"?
a)
Slow and steady wins the race
b)
Every good deed is rewarded
c)
Be kind to others.
d)
Don't tell lies.
12.
Why did the mouse free the lion in the "The Lion and the Mouse"? 
a)
Because the mouse wanted something from the lion
b)
Because the lion paid him
c)
Because the mouse was afraid of the lion
d)
Because the lion had shown the mouse mercy
13.
The Ant and the Dove 
  An Ant went to the river to quench his thirst, but the rush of the water carried him away and the Ant was now struggling to save his life. A Dove sitting on a tree overhanging the water, seeing him, immediately took a tree branch, and let it fall close to the Ant, so that he could climb on it. The Ant was thus saved from drowning.
  A few days later, a hunter came and pointed the gun at the Dove who was sitting in the same tree. The Ant happened to be nearby and, perceiving the hunter’s intentions, stung him in the foot. The pain made the hunter miss his aim, while the shot startled the Dove and made her fly away.
What is the moral?
a)
Always speak the truth
b)
If you help others, they may help you in return
c)
Always love yourself first
14.

Which statement best describes what happened between the Ant and the Dove

a)

The Ant saved the Dove from drowning.

b)

The Dove saved the Ant from drowning.

c)

The Ant chose not to help the Dove while she was drowning.

d)

The Dove chose not to help the Ant while she was drowning.

15.

What happened at the end of the race?

a)

Hare ran so fast he beat Tortoise

b)

Tortoise passed Hare and won the race

c)

Hare never woke up from his nap

d)

Both the Tortoise and Hare won the race