The Lion and the Mouse — Questions and answers

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What kind of animal was the biggest thing on the wide plain in Africa, according to 'The Lion and the Mouse'?

Choices

  1. A giraffe
  2. A wildebeest
  3. A zebra
  4. A lion ✓

Answer: A lion

From page 1

In 'The Lion and the Mouse', where was the lion's favorite place in the whole country?

Choices

  1. An outcrop of rock with fig trees ✓
  2. A blue mountain with a flat white top
  3. The waterhole down among the fever trees
  4. The wide plain with tall grass

Answer: An outcrop of rock with fig trees

From page 2

In 'The Lion and the Mouse', what did the mouse accidentally run across while looking for fig seeds?

Choices

  1. A heap of great grey boulders
  2. A lizard sunning itself
  3. The lion's forepaw and shoulder ✓
  4. The top of a fig tree

Answer: The lion's forepaw and shoulder

From page 3

What did the mouse promise the lion if the lion let him go?

Choices

  1. He would do the lion a good turn in return one day ✓
  2. He would bring the lion fig seeds
  3. He would never come near the lion again
  4. He would tell all the other mice about the lion

Answer: He would do the lion a good turn in return one day

From page 4

Where did the mouse go after the lion let him go?

Choices

  1. To the waterhole
  2. Into the long grass
  3. Back to the rock outcrop
  4. Underneath the big baobab tree ✓

Answer: Underneath the big baobab tree

From page 5

In 'The Lion and the Mouse', what happened to the waterholes on the plain as the seasons went round?

Choices

  1. They became larger and deeper
  2. They were filled with more animals
  3. They got smaller and smaller until there was only one left ✓
  4. They dried up completely

Answer: They got smaller and smaller until there was only one left

From page 6

In 'The Lion and the Mouse', what did the lion walk into in the dark that trapped him?

Choices

  1. A thicket of thorn trees
  2. A net of heavy rope hung by hunters ✓
  3. A group of other animals
  4. A deep hole in the ground

Answer: A net of heavy rope hung by hunters

From page 7

What did the mouse do when he heard the lion's roar in the night?

Choices

  1. He ran a mile and a half across open ground to the thorn thicket ✓
  2. He stayed hidden in his burrow under the baobab tree
  3. He went the other way like all the other animals
  4. He called for help from his family

Answer: He ran a mile and a half across open ground to the thorn thicket

From page 8

Which rope did the mouse start cutting first to free the lion?

Choices

  1. The ropes across the lion's back
  2. The rope holding the net to a tree
  3. The rope under the lion's foreleg
  4. The rope across the lion's shoulder ✓

Answer: The rope across the lion's shoulder

From page 9

What did the lion say to the mouse when they got to the baobab tree?

Choices

  1. He would always protect the mouse and his family
  2. He would never laugh at the mouse again
  3. He had been wrong to think a small creature could never be of any use to a great one ✓
  4. He was thankful for the mouse's help in getting free

Answer: He had been wrong to think a small creature could never be of any use to a great one

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