Pinduli Comprehension and Vocab

The hyenas are nocturnal. What does this mean?

• They only eat meat.

• They travel in large groups for protection.

• They sleep during the day and are active at nighttime.

• They take care of their young.

The dogs made fun of Pinduli's ears saying they looked like ears of.....

• a giraffe

• an elephant

• a zebra

• an owl

Why did Pinduli raise up her mane when she saw Lion?

• to give off a smell

• to cmoflage

• to appear larger and to try to imitate the lion

• to coward down

As each animal made fun of Pinduli, she tried harder to do what?

• disappear

• become invisible

• avoid other animals

• all of the above

Why did all of the animals think Pinduli was a ghost?

• She was so embarrassed that she turned pale.

• She fell into a can of paint.

• She fell into a snake's hole.

• She rolled in dirt and it stuck to her fur.

How did Pinduli prove to be sneaky?

• She asked for food from all the animals in turn for protection.

• She kept the dirt on and pretended to be a ghost forever.

• She got the animals to confess to being mean to each other.

• Both answers A and C.

How did Pinduli and her mother's lives end up changing for the better?

• They moved right next door to Zebra.

• They lost their home.

• They no longer spent hours hunting for food and were always full.

• They were chased by the other animals constantly.

The animals ended up apologizing to each other and committing to being kinder to each other.

• True

• False

Fierce anger

• appease

• meager

• wrath

• exquisite

very hungry, starved

• ravenous

• meager

• exquisite

• appease