Meet the Characters
What’s the Moral?
Story Elements & Plot
CKLA Domain Vocab
Sayings & Literary Clues
100

In The Boy Who Cried Wolf, what job did the boy have?

A shepherd / watching sheep

100

What is the moral of The Boy Who Cried Wolf?

(If you don't tell the truth, people won't believe you even when you are telling the truth)

100

What is the setting of a story?

Where and when the story takes place

100

What does the vocabulary word greedy mean?

Wanting more than you need

100

What do we call a person in a story, like Peter Rabbit or Anansi?

A character

200

What kind of creature is Anansi in the West African folktale?

A spider
200

What is the moral of The Goose and the Golden Eggs?

(Those who want more often lose everything / don't be greedy)

200

In The Tale of Peter Rabbit, where does Peter's mother tell him not to go?

Mr. McGregor's garden

200

What is a prank?

A trick or a joke played on someone)

200

What does the CKLA saying "Don't count your chickens before they hatch" mean?

Don't plan on something succeeding before it actually happens

300

The Dog in the Manger, what animal wanted to eat the hay but was stopped by the dog?

An ox

300

What is the moral of The Dog in the Manger?

Don't be mean and stop others from having something you don't even want)

300

Why did the boy cry "Wolf!" the first time when he was on the hillside?

He was lonely/bored and wanted to play a prank on the neighbors

300

What does it mean to balance something?

To keep it steady so it doesn't fall over

300

True or False: Fables are completely true stories about things that happened in real life.

False / They are fiction/make-believe)

400

In The Goose and the Golden Eggs, what special item did the goose lay every morning?  

A golden egg

400

What lesson do we learn from The Maid and the Milk Pail?

Don't count your chickens before they hatch)

400

What happens to the milk in The Maid and the Milk Pail when Peggy tosses her head?

It spills all over the ground

400

What does it mean if a character is startled?

Suddenly surprised or frightened

400

What does the saying "Crying wolf" mean someone is doing?

Giving a false alarm or lying so much that people stop believing them

500

In The Tale of Peter Rabbit, what is the name of the farmer who chases Peter out of the garden?

Mr. McGregor

500

What is a moral?

A lesson that a story teaches us a lesson

500

Name the strategy we use to retell a story using Somebody, Wanted, But, So, and Then.

Story Mapping)

500

What is a fable?

A short story that teaches a lesson, often featuring talking animals

500

In the story Anansi and the Make-Believe Kitchen, who helps the reader by telling the story

The narrator

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