Reading Wonders - A Tale of a Tail

What kind of animal is Ray?

• a squirrel

• a beaver

• a dog

What did Ray spend a lot of time fluffing and brushing?

• his tail

• his ears

• his whiskers

What did Ray think of his tail?

• it is heavy

• it is stinky

• it is splendid

Who said it was a nice day to chop wood?

• Ray

• the rabbit

• the sun

What fell on Ray's tail?

• an ax

• a ball

• a tree

Read the sentence,

"My tail is flat!" Ray wailed.

What does the underlined word mean?

• to cry

• to laugh

• to whisper

When did the story take place?

• day time

• night time

What did the sun say about Ray's flat tail?

• it will help him sleep better

• he won't have to brush it

• it will help him swim faster

Which event happened at the end of the story?

• Ray let animals ride on his tail across the lake.

• A tree fell on Ray's tail.

• Ray brushed and fluffed his tail.

Read the sentence.

The sun looked down on him.

Which underlined word is a pronoun?

• sun

• down

• him