The Lion and the Mouse Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Students read The Lion and the Mouse and answer questions about actions, vocabulary and the fable’s lesson.
Grades
Grades 2–3, Elementary
Pages
3
File type
PDF
Answer key
Included

Updated Aug 10, 2021

Subject
ELA, Reading, Reading Comprehension
Topic
The Lion and the Mouse, Aesop Fable
Resource types
Worksheets & Printables, Worksheets
Answer key
Included
Standards
RL.2.1

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The Lion and the Mouse Reading Comprehension Worksheet pairs an illustrated fable with five multiple-choice questions and an answer key. Students consider character actions, vocabulary, the story’s lesson and what may happen next.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Recall key events from a fable

  • Explain how one character's action affects another

  • Infer vocabulary and theme from narrative context

Teaching tips

  • Have learners cite the event that supports each character or cause-and-effect response.

  • Discuss how the lesson emerges from the contrast between the animals' expectations and actions.

Skills covered

  • Narrative comprehension — questions draw on a complete fable.

  • Cause and effect — character choices are linked with later outcomes.

  • Theme — events support interpretation of the story's lesson.

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Is the fable included with the questions?

Yes. The three-page PDF contains the illustrated fable, one five-question page and its answer key.

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Curriculum

Standards, concepts & topics

Standards

  • RL.2.1

Core concepts

  • Fable comprehension

  • Cause and effect

  • Theme and vocabulary

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