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Two Bear Cubs Comp. Test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 42mins

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Class
Date
1.

Plays usually begin with

a)

a list of characters

b)

a funny joke

c)

facts about a topic

d)

a summary of the entire story

2.

What is the setting of this story?

a)

a forest and mountain

b)

a river and meadow

c)

a lake and hill

d)

a field and farm

3.

Why doesn't Mother Grizzly want the bear cubs to scare the fish?

a)

it bothers the bigger fish

b)

it makes scary animals show up

c)

they're scaring other animals

d)

they won't have anything to eat

4.

Where did Mother Grizzly warn the cubs not to go?

a)

upstream

b)

downriver

c)

deep into the forest

d)

back home

5.

What happened when the bear cubs take a nap?

a)

someone moves them

b)

the stone grew into a mountain

c)

their mother gets lost

d)

everything around them shrunk

6.

Who found where the missing cubs were?

a)

badger

b)

mountain lion

c)

hawk

d)

eagle

7.

Which one of these animals did NOT try to help?

a)

fox

b)

mother deer

c)

badger

d)

bobcat

8.

The cubs were drowsy as they woke up. What does drowsy mean?

a)

excited

b)

alert

c)

sleepy

d)

awake

9.

Which animal was the best hope that mother had?

a)

fox

b)

deer

c)

badger

d)

mountain lion

10.

Where did the mountain come from?

a)

it grew from a stone

b)

it had always been there

c)

two mountains joined together

d)

it came from an earthquake

11.

In scene 1, older brother is taunting younger brother. What is taunting?

a)

teasing

b)

helping

c)

shouting at

d)

leaving alone

12.

What do the bear cubs do in Scene 1 that cause trouble for them later in the play?

a)

They scare the fish

b)

They go downriver

c)

They splash in the water

d)

They pick berries from a bush.

13.

How do the bear cubs get to the top of the mountain?

a)

They climb there from the forest floor.

b)

Mouse leads them up on a secret path.

c)

Hawk carries them there on his back.

d)

The mountain grows under them.

14.

Why does Measuring Worm cry "Tu-tok! Tu-tok!" as he climbs up the mountain?

a)

He calls out a warning to the others on the ground in case he falls.

b)

He wants to keep his mind on stretching and curling one step at a time.

c)

He wants the other animals to track him as he moves higher and higher.

d)

He calls out the name of the mountain spirit who he hopes will help him.

15.

What is the main lesson in this story?

a)

A group working together has the best ideas.

b)

Everyone must learn to help himself first.

c)

Even the small can do great things.

d)

It is important to plan ahead.

16.

What gave the measuring worm courage as he climbed the mountain?

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17.

Why was the measuring worm an unlikely hero?

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18.

The child ______ shoved candy in her Halloween bag.

a)
greedily
b)

hesitation

c)

burden

d)

drowsy

19.

The _____ baby was falling asleep while eating.

a)
drowsy
b)

reassuring

c)

unnoticed

d)

greedily

20.

The teenager took a ______ before jumping off the cliff into the lake.

a)
hesitation
b)

burden

c)

unnoticed

d)

drowsy