Grade 2 - English

Which of these is make-believe?

• a fish that talks

• a man catching a fish

• a wife who is unhappy

• a fish diving into the se

Which of these is real?

• a fish shouting

• a fish listening to a man

• a fish tugging on a fisherman’s line

• a fish making a wish come true

Which of these does the passage tell you?

• Do not make wishes.

• Do not be greedy.

• Do not catch fish.

• Do not be unhappy.

From the passage, which one might the magic fish say?

• “It is wrong to change your mind.”

• “You should never ask for gold.”

• “Be happy with what you are given.”

• “It is wrong to ask for help.”

What happened when the wife kept asking for more?

• The fish gave her everything she wanted.

• The fisherman stopped fishing forever.

• The fish took away all the wishes and disappeared.

• The wife became the ruler of the sea.

How did the fisherman feel when he caught the magic fish?

• A Angry

• B Surprised

• C Sad

• D Bored

Why did the fish refuse to grant more wishes?

• A The fisherman didn’t catch him again.

• B The wife was asking for too much.

• C The fisherman wanted to keep the fish.

• D The fish was tired of talking.

What is the main problem in the story?

• A The fisherman did not like fishing.

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  B The fish was not really magic.

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  C The wife was never satisfied with what she had.

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  D The fisherman wanted to move away from the sea.

From this part of the story, which is the verb in present tense:

A poor fisherman lives with his wife in a shack by the sea. His wife was not

happy.

• happy

• wife

• lives

• sea

From this part of the story, which is the verb in Present tense:

The poor fisherman did as his wife told him. He sat near the sea. He called for the fish. The fish listened as the man told his wife’s wish. “She asks for too much!” shouted the fish. “You will find your wife in your little shack once more.” The fish dove into the sea and was never seen again.

• shouted

• asks

• will find

• did