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The Ant and The Cricket

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why was the young cricket called "Silly"?

a)

Because all the time he worked up so hard.

b)

He had nothing to protect himself from winter.

c)

He was lazy.

d)

He always used to sing and dance.

2.

What happened to the cricket after the winter had come?

a)

He had nothing to protect himself from the cold.

b)

He said, "Oh, what will become of me"?

c)

He began to complain.

d)

He went to the Ant to ask for some help.

e)

All the answers are correct.

3.

What do you mean by the word 'fable'?

a)

A Fable is a poem

b)

A Fable is a short story which usually has characters as animals.

c)

It teaches us a moral lesson.

d)

Both b and c are correct.

4.

From where this poem has adapted?

(a)  

5.

Click all options which the Cricket wished to borrow from the Ant.

a)

He needed a shelter to protect him from rain.

b)

A Mouthful of Grain

c)

All the answers are correct

6.

Name the moral of this poem.

(a)  

7.

Make a sentence which involves the word 'hastily'

4 lines
8.

Tell the reason as to why the Cricket had to suffer a lot in winter?

4 lines
9.

What did the ant ask the cricket to do?

a)

to be happy

b)

to go away

c)

to sing

d)

to dance the winter away

10.

Whom does the poet compare the lazy cricket to?

a)

Lazy people

b)

Hardworking people

c)

Ant

d)

Crow

11.

Antonym of borrow

a)

found

b)

lend

c)

see

d)

grant

12.

What does the cricket do during summer time?

a)

He sang through the summer and enjoyed.

b)

He worked hard.

c)

He collected food for himself.

d)

He built his house.