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🐜 The Ant and the Grasshopper

Level 2 2nd Grade RL.2.2 Fable 124 words

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It was a hot summer day. A grasshopper sat in the green field and played music all day. He sang and danced in the sun.

Near him, a small ant worked very hard. She carried seeds and grains of wheat to her home under the ground.

"Why are you working so hard?" asked the grasshopper. "Come and sing with me!" "I am getting ready for winter," said the ant. "You should do the same." The grasshopper only laughed. "Winter is far away," he said.

Then winter came. The field was cold and wet, and there was no food. The hungry grasshopper knocked on the ant's door. The ant gave him some food, and the grasshopper learned an important lesson: get ready today for tomorrow.

Questions

  1. What did the grasshopper do in the summer?

  2. Where did the ant carry the seeds?

  3. Why did the grasshopper knock on the ant's door?

  4. What is the lesson of the story?

Questions

  1. What did the grasshopper do in the summer?

    1. He worked hard.
    2. He built a house.
    3. He played music, sang and danced.
    4. He slept all day.

  2. Where did the ant carry the seeds?

    1. to the river
    2. to the grasshopper
    3. to the market
    4. to her home under the ground

  3. Why did the grasshopper knock on the ant's door?

    1. He was hungry and had no food.
    2. He wanted to sing.
    3. He was lost.
    4. It was his birthday.

  4. What is the lesson of the story?

    1. Music is bad.
    2. Get ready today for tomorrow.
    3. Ants are stronger than grasshoppers.
    4. Winter is far away.

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