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Wolf! Wolf!

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why does the old wolf grow a small garden?

a)

He was too slow and stiff to catch animals.

b)

He enjoyed growing a garden.

c)

He loves to eat vegetables.

d)

He likes to look at plants.

2.

Why did the wolf follow the voice he heard?

a)

They were his friends.

b)

He thought whoever it was may have food to share.

c)

They were his enemies

d)

He wanted to share food from his garden.

3.

The first time the boy cried wolf did the villagers believe him?

a)

Yes.

b)

No.

c)

Maybe.

4.

What did the wolf find when he climbed up the mountain?

a)

his friends

b)

vegetables

c)

a boy with goats

d)

nothing

5.

Why did the people come running up the hill to the young boy?

a)

They saw a wolf.

b)

They thought the young boy had seen a wolf.

c)

They were excercising.

d)

They were bringing the young boy lunch.

6.

Why does the wolf offer to take a goat from the boy?

a)

He is a kind wolf.

b)

He doesn't want the boy to get into trouble.

c)

The boy has too many goats

d)

He is tricking the boy because he is too tired to chase a goat.

7.

Why didn't the wolf eat the goat that is in his garden?

a)

The goat gets away from him.

b)

The goat helps his garden grow because he eats the weeds.

c)

He wants to give the goat back to the boy.

d)

He did eat the goat!

8.

How does the goat change at the end of the story?

a)

He has a friend, the goat.

b)

He is hungry.

c)

He has a friend, the boy.

d)

He is happy to have a goat to eat.

9.

How will the wolf treat the goat?

a)

He will eat the goat.

b)

He will give the goat back to the boy.

c)

He will be mean to the goat.

d)

He will be nice and care for the goat.

10.

Why does the old wolf grow a small garden?

a)

He was too slow and stiff to catch animals.

b)

He enjoyed growing a garden.

c)

He loves to eat vegetables.

d)

He likes to look at plants.

11.

Why did the wolf follow the voice he heard?

a)

They were his friends.

b)

He thought whoever it was may have food to share.

c)

They were his enemies

d)

He wanted to share food from his garden.

12.

The genre for Wolf, Wolf is:

a)

realistic fiction

b)

fable

c)

poetry

d)

biography

13.

At the beginning of the story, the boy cried, "Wolf! Wolf!" because

a)

he enjoyed playing with wolves

b)

he was surrounded by wolves

c)

he was tricking the villagers

d)

he was inviting the wolf to dinner

14.

Why were the villagers angry when they reached the top of the hill the second time?

a)

they did not like exercise

b)

they wanted to eat a wolf for dinner

c)

they did not like the boy

d)

they did not like being tricked again

15.

Who came to the boy when he cried, "Wolf! Wolf!" for the third time?

a)

the boy's mother

b)

the wolf

c)

the villagers

d)

the goat

16.

Why does the wolf offer to take a goat from the boy?

a)

to help the boy

b)

he is a kind wolf

c)

he is looking for a gardener

d)

he is too old and slow to chase the goats

17.

The wolf did not eat the goat because:

a)

the goat escaped

b)

the goat knew karate

c)

the goat ate his weeds

d)

he could not find his false teeth

18.

What is a fable?

a)

a story with animal characters and a lesson

b)

a true story about someone's life

c)

a made up story with realistic elements

d)

a passage that informs the reader