The Boy Who Cried Wolf — Questions and answers

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What was the boy's instruction if a wolf came down off the rocks?

Choices

  1. The boy was to call for the old shepherd.
  2. The boy was to stand on the big stone and shout. ✓
  3. The boy was to hide behind the fold of stones.
  4. The boy was to lead the sheep away from the rocks.

Answer: The boy was to stand on the big stone and shout.

From page 1

What did the boy who cried wolf think about watching sheep by two o'clock?

Choices

  1. It was a good time to practice building towers out of stones.
  2. It was a very exciting job with lots of things happening.
  3. It was the most boring job in the entire world. ✓
  4. It was a chance to watch the clouds go over for a week.

Answer: It was the most boring job in the entire world.

From page 2

What word did the boy from The Boy Who Cried Wolf shout down the mountain as loudly as he could?

Choices

  1. HELP
  2. DANGER
  3. SHEEP
  4. WOLF ✓

Answer: WOLF

From page 3

What did the old shepherd do when he came over the pasture and saw no wolf, after the boy who cried wolf called for help?

Choices

  1. He looked at the boy for a while and then turned round and started back down. ✓
  2. He told the boy exactly what he thought of him.
  3. He helped the boy gather the sheep.
  4. He laughed with the boy about the joke.

Answer: He looked at the boy for a while and then turned round and started back down.

From page 4

What did half the village do when the boy shouted "WOLF" the second time?

Choices

  1. They all ran up the mountain to help.
  2. They sent the woman from the end house and three men.
  3. They had simply gone back to what they were doing. ✓
  4. They looked at one another and then went inside.

Answer: They had simply gone back to what they were doing.

From page 5

What did the old shepherd say the boy had spent by shouting "WOLF" for a laugh?

Choices

  1. He had spent half of the shout that belonged to the whole village. ✓
  2. He had spent all of his time playing jokes.
  3. He had spent the village's trust in him.
  4. He had spent the sheep's safety.

Answer: He had spent half of the shout that belonged to the whole village.

From page 6

What did the boy who cried wolf see coming down the gully four days later at dusk?

Choices

  1. A lamb
  2. A dog
  3. The old shepherd
  4. A wolf ✓

Answer: A wolf

From page 7

What did the people in the village do when they heard the boy shout "WOLF" the third time?

Choices

  1. Not one of them moved. ✓
  2. They sent the old shepherd to check.
  3. They looked at each other and then went outside.
  4. They all ran up the mountain to help.

Answer: Not one of them moved.

From page 8

What happened after the wolf was in among the sheep, when the boy who cried wolf was watching them?

Choices

  1. The old shepherd arrived with his lantern and scared the wolf away.
  2. The village came up the mountain to help.
  3. Two hundred sheep went off that pasture in every direction at once. ✓
  4. The boy and the dog managed to gather all the sheep.

Answer: Two hundred sheep went off that pasture in every direction at once.

From page 9

How many sheep were never found after the wolf attack in The Boy Who Cried Wolf?

Choices

  1. About sixty sheep ✓
  2. All of the sheep
  3. Only a few sheep
  4. Two hundred sheep

Answer: About sixty sheep

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