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The lion and the mouse

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The Lion and the Mouse (Fable). Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary Exercises w Solutions
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The lion and the mouse

Read the story.

One day a lion is sleeping in the jungle. A mouse runs in front of the lion. The lion wakes up.


angry	scared	hungry

"What are you doing here?", the lion is angry. "I am so sorry, sir", the mouse is scared. The lion is hungry, but the mouse says:"Don't eat me. I can help you one day."

"That's funny ", the lion says. I am big and you are so little. How can you help me? But the lion feels good. He is not angry any more and lets the mouse run away.


jungle	net

One year later the lion is walking in the jungle. A net falls over him and the lion can't walk. He roars for help:

" Heeelp!" and the little mouse hears him and runs to help. "Just wait. I can help you now." The mouse chews the net and makes a big hole. The lion is free. "Thank you my little friend" , says the lion."You are little but you are very kind."


chew	kind	free

Write lion or mouse.

1. The is sleeping. 6. The is big.

2. The is sorry. 7. The runs away.

3. The is angry. 8. The chews the net.

4. The is hungry. 9. The makes a big hole.

5. The is scared. 10. The is kind.

Tick a true or false box.

true false

1. One day the mouse is sleeping.

2. The lion is surprised to see the mouse.

3. The mouse is sorry.

4. "Don't eat me," says the mouse.

5. The lion eats the mouse.

6. The mouse runs away.

7. The lion runs after the mouse.

8. A net falls over the lion.

9. The lion needs help.

10. The mouse helps the lion.

Tick the words which describe something (adjectives) and which describe an activity(verbs).

Adjectives	Verbs
sleep run wake up angry sorry scared hungry eat help funny big little good let walk roar wait chew make free kind	sleep run wake up angry sorry scared hungry eat help funny big little good let walk roar wait chew make free kind

Comprehension questions.Choose the best answer.

1. What is a lion doing one day?

2. Who is running in front of him?

3, Who wakes up?

4. Who is angry?

5, Is the lion hungry?

6. Does the lion eat the mouse?

7.Where is the lion walking one day?

8. What falls over him?

9. What does he roar?

10. Who hears him?

11. What does the mouse chew?

12. Who is kind?

Arrange the numbers so that they tell the story.

1."Don't eat me," says the mouse.

2.One day a net falls over the lion.

3"Help!" roars the lion.

4.The mouse makes a hole in the net.

5.One day a lion is sleeping.

6.A mouse wakes him up.

7.The lion is angry and hungry.

8.The lion lets the mouse go.

9."You are little but kind ,"says the lion .

Now watch the story and enjoy it.

Good luck,

Teacher Mira