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Borreguita and the Coyote

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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1.

What is the meaning of the word lush?

"The lamb was eating the lush plants when a coyote came along."

a)

good, healthy plants

b)

dry, unhealthy plants

c)

red plants

2.

The phrases "skinny as a bean pod" and "plump as a tumbleweed" are examples of:

a)

metaphors

b)

similes

3.

What does the word lunged mean?

"Finally, he opened his mouth and lunged- WHOOSH!"

a)

swam quickly

b)

walked quietly

c)

moved forward with force

4.

How do you think Coyote was feeling after he learned that the little lamb had tricked him?

a)

He was upset and angry.

b)

He was happy and joyful.

c)

He was indifferent (didn't care).

5.

What evidence supports your previous inference that the Coyote was upset and angry when he learned the lamb had tricked him?

a)

Coyote shook the water off his fur.

b)

He looked up at the big cheese in the sky and howled, OWOOOOOAH!"

6.

How might a reader describe Borreguita (the little lamb)?

a)

Smart, cunning, clever

b)

Scary, unkind, mean

c)

Silly, rambunctious, crazy

7.

How do you know the little lamb is smart and clever? What text evidence supports this?

a)

She crawled under the ledge and lay on her back, bracing her feet against the top.

b)

At dawn the next day Borreguita went to graze near a small overhanging ledge of rock on the side of the mountain.

c)

She knew that the coyote would be coming after her, and she had a plan.

8.

What is the meaning of haunches?

"Coyote sat on his haunches and howled, "OWOOOOAH!""

a)

stomach

b)

back legs

c)

back

9.

What does the word frisked mean?

"And from that day on, Borreguita frisked about on the farm at the foot of the mountain."

a)

happily running around

b)

walking slow and sad

c)

running around angrily

10.

Why did the Coyote never bother Borreguita again?

a)

He knew Borreguita would only outsmart him again.

b)

She was so mean to him, Coyote knows to stay away so he doesn't get his feelings hurt.

c)

She is too strong and Coyote doesn't want to get hurt.