Trister Tales/Compare & Contrast

1. What is a synonym for the word suspect as it is used in the following sentence:

2. He'll never suspect I'm here!

• fishy

• questionable

• criminal

• guess

Is the lion a trickster in the tale "The Lion and the Mouse"?

• yes

• no

• occassionally

The lion is not a trickster because ...

• The lion is funny.

• The lion is too large an animal.

• The lion doesn't outwit the mouse.

• The story is too short.

What inference can you make about the lion from the sentence

"The lion laughed so hard he dropped the mouse who ran."

• The lion thought the mouse was absurd.

• The lion trusted the mouse.

• The lion was kind and didn't hurt other animals.

• The lion was going to hunt the mouse later.

How are the mouse and the lion different?

• The mouse and lion need help.

• The mouse talks and the lion does not.

• The mouse is active and the lion is sleeping.

• The lion helps the mouse but the mouse doesn't help the lion.

Which sentence from the passage supports the answer that the mouse is active and the lion is sleeping.

• At this thought, the lion smiled.

• So the mouse climbed up onto the lion's tail, scurried across its back, slid down its leg and leapt off of its paw.

• The mouse began nibbling at a rope until it broke and the lion was freed.

• You are so small! How could you ever be able to help me?

What important detail shows that the lion is thankful for the mouse?

• The mouse began nibbling on the rope.

• Hunters appeared and set up a trap made of ropes.

• The lion roared and pushed and pulled.

• Dear friend, I was foolish to ridicule you for being so small.

In "The Dove & the Ant", what is a synonym for the word cooed

as it is used in the following:

A dove heard the ant and cooed from a perch in a nearby tree.

• said softly

• sent

• yelled

• hooted

What detail shows the dove is kind and not a trickster?

• The dove flew away from the hunter.

• The dove dropped the twig next to the ant.

• The dove cooed from a perch in a nearby tree.

• The dove acted quickly to save the Ant.

What is similar about the mouse and the ant in both stories?

• They both are tricksters.

• They both can not be trusted.

• They both help a larger animal stay safe from humans.

• They both are starving.