Aesop's Fables

In the fable "The Tortoise and the Hare" the tortoise uses determination, not bragging, to win the race against the hare.

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• False

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What happened to the horse at the end of the fable "The Horse's Mistake?"

• He didn't have to do any work.

• He played with the farmer.

• He had to do more work.

• He went to school.

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In the fable "The Horse's Mistake," the donkey asks the horse for help, but the horse refuses. The horse isn't cooperating.

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• False

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What is the fable "The Tortoise and the Hare" trying to tell us?

• We should never try to race a hare.

• We should sleep under trees.

• We should have a pet tortoise.

• We can succeed if we stay steady.

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Fables are stories that can teach us important lessons about life.

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• false

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What is the fable "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" telling us?

• We shouldn't lie because people won't trust us anymore.

• We should learn to raise sheep.

• We should learn to like wolves.

• We shouldn't lie because people will wear party hats.

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In the fable "The Grasshopper and the Ants" the grasshopper didn't have anything to eat during the winter months. Why?

• He was playing when he should have been working.

• The grocery store was closed.

• He was too silly to eat.

• He had a big breakfast.

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What is the fable "The Grasshopper and the Ants" trying to tell us?

• We should never do any of our work.

• We should eat leaves.

• We should do all of our work before we play.

• We should talk to ants.

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At the beginning of the fable "The Boy Who Cried Wolf," why does the shepherd boy tell the villagers there is a wolf, even though there isn't one?

• He was bored and wanted to play a prank.

• He thought he saw a wolf.

• He was a sheep.

• He was afraid of sheep and wanted to get away from them.

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Who was Aesop?

• a famous storyteller from ancient Greece

• an alligator from the zoo

• a clown from the circus

• a magician from Las Vegas

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