WorksheetsIsabel and the Hungry Coyote
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
Read the lines from the story. What does the author want you to infer about the coyote? "Coyote's stomach rumbled…" "Licking his lips, Coyote silently crept towards the girl."
He is angry.
He is very hungry.
He is sleepy.
He is dangerous.
What character trait best describes Isabel?
Brave
Foolish
Mean
Shy
In the beginning of the story, how did the girl know the coyote was behind her?
The coyote called to her.
She heard his stomach churn, gurgle, and grumble.
The coyote stepped on a branch.
She had a feeling she was being stalked.
Which answer best describes the setting of this folktale?
Cold and mountainous
Wet and tropical
Forest with seasons
Dry, desert
Early on in the story, the coyote decides to wait to eat the girl as she walked to her grandmother's house? Why did he make this decision?
The coyote thought he could eat some tamales if he waited.
The coyote wanted to wait until he was even hungrier.
The coyote thought the girl might have figured out his plan.
The coyote realized that if he waited, he could eat both the girl AND her grandmother.
Read the sentence from the story then answer the question.
"But if I wait, I can gobble up the girl and her grandmother".
Select the word that has the closest meaning to gobble.
nibble
chew
devour
swallow
What did the coyote mean when he said the tamales tasted like fire?
Tamales are gross.
Tamales burned his mouth.
Tamales are on fire.
Tamales make him sick.
How does the author show the reader that Isabel is afraid of coyote?
When she described the coyote's actions.
When Isabel offered tamales to the coyote.
When she told us Isabel's voice was quivering.
When she described the tamales.
In the end, how did Isabel escape from the coyote?
She tickled him and made him sneeze.
Her grandmother came and hit the coyote over the head.
She dumped all of her spicy tamales down his throat.
She squirmed out of his arms and ran away.
What message does the author want us to learn from this story?
Treat others the way you want to be treated.
Don't talk to strangers.
Don't be greedy.
Help those less fortunate than you.
