How Beetle Got Her Colors Comprehension

The genre for How Beetle Got Her Colors is

• realistic fiction

• fantasy

• folktale

• nonfiction

What does this folktale tell us about the natural world?

• why beetles have plain colors

• why beetles are so ugly

• why beetles have no color

• why beetles have bright colors

What is the setting of this story?

• a deep forest in America

• down under in Australia

• a rain forest in Brazil

• a jungle in Africa

How did Beetle look different from the other animals?

• she was the plainest animal in the forest

• she had the loveliest fur

• she had the best gold and black spots

• she had the shiniest designs on her skin

Why does Parrot not want to come closer to Anaconda?

• she is stuck in the tree

• she doesn't like his teasing

• she might get hurt by Anaconda

• she doesn't know how to fly

To get along, Parrot proposed a race between...

• Arrow Frog and Beetle

• Beetle and Agouti

• Parrot and Anaconda

• Anaconda and Beetle

Agouti was always nice to Beetle before the race.

• True

• False

What secret did Beetle have that helped her win the race?

• she could fly

• she knew a shortcut

• she hid on Agouti's back until the end of the race

• she paid Parrot to say she was the winner

What is the moral lesson you are supposed to learn from this story?

• do not cheat at races

• always tell the truth

• do not make fun of others

• look both ways before crossing a street

What was the author's purpose for writing this selection?

• to persuade

• to inform

• to entertain

• to inform and entertain