The Boy Who Cried Wolf Reading Comprehension

The genre for The Boy Who Cried Wolf is:

• fantasy

• fable

• expository text

• biography

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

The shepherd boy made up stories about things that he saw in the sky. What was he looking at?

• animals

• space ships

• clouds

• dragons

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

The boy cried wolf at the beginning of the story because

• he was scared

• he was being chased

• he was bored

• he wanted a wolf to come and visit with him

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

When the villagers arrived up the hill, the shepherd boy:

• laughed

• cried

• fainted

• ran away

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Why were the villagers angry the second time they ran up the hill?

• there was no wolf

• they did not like exercise

• the boy was making fun of them

• the boy forgot to make them lunch

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

When the boy saw a real wolf and cried for help, the villagers:

• protected him

• ignored him

• hid him

• let the wolf eat him

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

In the morning the shepherd boy would:

• hide from the villagers

• make all of the villagers breakfast

• lock up the wolf

• look for the sheep

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.K.6

The kind man told the boy that nobody believes a person who:

• wiggles

• lies

• waves

• burps

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

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

• don't talk to strangers

• always work hard first and then play later

• never go into a strangers house

• don't tell lies

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

Which shapes could the shepherd boy see in the clouds? (You can choose more than one)

• horses

• dragons

• wolves

• dogs

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1