Fantastic Mr. Fox - Chapters 01-03

Mr. Fox's habits include (check all that apply):

• stealing food from the farmers.

• digging new rooms in his home.

• asking Ms. Fox what she would like for dinner.

• using the wind to figure out where the farmers are.

• planting new vegetables in the garden.

What is a good prediction of what will occur next?

• Mr. Fox will go apologize to the farmers.

• The farmers will be able to relax.

• The fox family's home will be under attack.

• The children will make up a new rhyme about the farmers.

Which line from the story lets the reader know that the Fox family's home is in danger?

• "He won't be poking it out again in a hurry," Bunce said.

• He crept a little further out of the hole...then further still.

• "Yes, but just don't get careless," said Ms. Fox.

• "Get the shovels!"

Which of the following is the opposite of a word that describes Mr. Fox?

• timid

• confident

• energetic

• mobile

If you were a farmer, what would you grow or have on your farm?

Which word best describes the farmers?

• calm

• temperamental

• graceful

• chefs

What is the main idea of this selection?

• Down in the valley there were three farms. The owners of these farms had done well. They were rich men. They were also nasty men.

• Fantasic Mr. Fox was written by Roald Dahl, who is also the author of Matilda and The BFG.

• Mr. Fox steals livestock or crops from the farmers every single night. Sometimes he steals ducks, and sometimes he steals apples.

• The farmers finally find Mr. Fox before he is able to steal from them like he usually does.

What is this book's genre?

• historical fiction

• fiction

• nonfiction

• informational funsies

• Wonder-ful-diddly-iffic fantabulous