4.1 The Ungrateful Tiger

This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.

Part A

Why do the villagers try to capture the tiger?

• The villagers need food.

• The villagers feel unsafe

• The tiger is tiring to attack the big man

• The villagers want to keep the tiger as a pet.

Part B

Which sentence from the story best supports the answer to Part A?

• The people of the village gathered together, worried.

• The tigers that live wild in the mountains are dangerous.

• They decided to build deep pits around the village.

• Then they covered the pits with leaves and twigs so the tigers would not see them.

Read the sentence from paragraph 12 of the story.

[This big man] decided he would trust the tiger, who seemed truthful.

The word truthful means -

• curious

• gentle

• honest

• sneaky

Read the sentences from paragraph 15 of the story.

The big man looked stern. "You promised on your honor not to harm me. I expected you to keep that promise.

• Angry

• Carefree

• Innocent

• Sad

Which sentence best completes the order of events in the story?

1. 1. The big man helps the tiger out of the pit.

2. 2. ____________________________

3. 3. The big man asks the ox for his opinion.

4. 4. The big man asks the hare for his opinion.

• The tiger leaps back into the pit

• The villagers dig a pit to catch a tiger

• The villagers ask for the big man's help

• The tiger tells the big man he has not yet had supper.

What does the tiger say he was doing when he fell into the pit?

• Hunting

• Climbing a tree

• Attacking a villager

• Looking for a place to rest

How does the big man outsmart the tiger?

• He goes to the ox for advice.

• He helps the tiger escape the pit

• He has a serious conversation with the tiger

• He removes the branch from the pit while the tiger is in it

Which words best describe the big man at different points in the story in the order they occur?

• Firm, unsure, and finally puzzled

• Braver, nervous, and finally satisfied

• Shy, confused and finally freightned

• Happy, proud, and finally disappointed

The author most likely wrote the story to -

• show how people can help others

• teach the reader how to care for a tiger

• explain why humans should not help tigers

• entertain the reader with an amusing folk tale

How does the reader know that the story is fiction?

Select TWO correct answers.

• The readers learns about how to set a tiger trap

• The passage has a conflict that is resolved at the end

• The author tries to convince the reader not to trust tigers

• The reader is introduced to characters that interact with each other

• The reader learns what life was like for villagers in ancient Korea