The Ants and the Crumbs: A Fable of Choices and Consequences

In a contest among ants to collect the most food, the older ant carefully selects quality crumbs, while the younger ant hastily gathers everything. Despite having a larger pile, the younger ant's collection includes inedible stones, leading the queen to award the prize to the older ant. The story highlights the importance of quality over quantity, as the younger ant learns a valuable lesson about careful selection.

What is the main characteristic of the ant described in the introduction?

• She is very lazy.

• She is very diligent.

• She is very large.

• She is very noisy.

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What does the queen announce to the ants?

• A new queen for the ants.

• A new home for the ants.

• A contest to collect the most food.

• A holiday for the ants.

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What strategy does the older ant use to collect food?

• She waits for food to come to her.

• She carefully selects each crumb.

• She collects everything she finds.

• She asks other ants for help.

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What does the younger ant realize about the older ant's method?

• It is unnecessary.

• It is too complicated.

• It is very effective.

• It is too slow.

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Why does the younger ant's pile appear bigger initially?

• She collected only the best crumbs.

• She collected everything in sight.

• She found a secret stash of food.

• She got help from other ants.

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What is the younger ant's initial reaction to the contest?

• She is nervous and cautious.

• She is excited and diligent.

• She is confident and careless.

• She is uninterested and lazy.

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What does the queen find in the younger ant's pile?

• A hidden treasure.

• Nothing at all.

• A mix of crumbs and stones.

• Only edible crumbs.

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What lesson does the older ant teach the younger ant?

• It's best to work alone.

• It's important to collect as much as possible.

• Quality is more important than quantity.

• Winning is everything.

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How does the younger ant feel after losing the contest?

• Sad and regretful.

• Happy and content.

• Angry and resentful.

• Indifferent and careless.

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What does the older ant do after winning the contest?

• She starts another contest.

• She leaves the ant hill.

• She shares the food with the younger ant.

• She keeps all the food for herself.

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