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Aesop Fable: The Tortoise and the Hare

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is a character?

a)
b)
c)
d)
2.

Who was the haughty character

a)
b)
c)
d)
3.

Who was the humble character?

a)
b)
c)
d)
4.

Where did the story happen?

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

Who won the race?

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.
What is a moral? 
a)
a fact
b)
an opinion
c)
a lesson
d)
a direction
7.
Normally fables have _______ as characters?
a)
children
b)
bugs
c)
animals
d)
teachers
8.
Fables ____________.
a)
teach us a lesson
b)
are non-fiction stories
c)
tell a funny story
d)
show us how to draw
9.
What is the moral of The Tortoise and The Hare?
a)
Don’t be greedy
b)
Always tell the truth
c)
Slow and steady wins the race
d)
be kind to others
10.
What kind of story is a fable?
a)
fiction
b)
non-fiction
11.
What is the length of a fable?
a)
short
b)
long
12.
What is the name of the man most famous for creating fables?
a)
Allen
b)
Aesop
c)
Atwood
d)
Cynthia Rylant
13.

Which character does not give up?

a)

The Tortoise

b)

The Hare

14.

What word best describes Hare?

a)

slow

b)

brave

c)

haughty

15.

How does Hare end up so far behind Tortoise?

a)

He is slower than Tortoise.

b)

he decides to run backward the whole way to make the race more fair.

c)

He stops to rest and takes a long nap in the shade.

16.

Why does Hare take a nap?

a)

He got sick from running up the hill

b)

He was so far ahead of Tortoise he thought he had time to nap

c)

He did not get much sleep the night before the race

d)

Tortoise had already won the race

17.

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

18.
Why did the hare lose the race?
a)
He was too slow
b)
He was overly confident
c)
He won the race
d)
He did not know how to run
19.
What lesson does this fable teach us?
a)
If you're not first, you're last
b)
Hard work and perseverance always pays off and you should never brag about your own abilities
c)
Always prepare for the future because you never know what will happen.
20.

What is the moral of the story?

a)

Always run as fast as you can.

b)

Slow and steady wins the race.

c)

If you are sleepy, stop and take a nap.

d)

If you are a fast runner, you should brag about it.