Why Bears Have Short Tails

By HiawynOram

  1. What was the author’s purpose in writing this story?
  1. To persuade the reader to never steal.
  2. To inform the reader the dangers of cold water.
  3. To inform the reader with facts about bears
  4. To entertain the reader with a story about why bears have short tails.
  1. What is the setting of the story at the end of the book?
  1. the Fox’s house
  2. the Bear’s cave
  3. the river
  4. the woods
  1. What is the major conflict in the story?

a. The Bear was caught stealing fish from Fox

b. Fox wanted to play a trick on Bear.

c. Fox did not have enough fish for him and Bear

d. Bear did not know how to catch fish.

  1. Why was the bear hungry?

a. All the fish in the river were frozen.

b. Fox would not share his fish with Bear.

c. Fox had eaten all the fish.

d. Bear did not know how to fish under the ice.

  1. What was the resolution in the story?

a. Fox shared his fish with Bear.

b. Fox taught Bear a lesson by making him put his tail in the icy river.

c. Fox taught Bear how to catch his own fish in the river.

d. Bear ate berries instead of fish through the winter.

6. Knowing the meaning of the suffix –ing helps the reader understand that the

“pulling” means

  1. to pull now
  2. to pull in the past
  3. to pull the most
  4. to not pull
  1. What is the main idea of this story?

a. Fox had all the fish from the river and did not want to share.

b. Bear was stealing Fox’s fish. Fox taught bear a lesson by making him put his tail in the icy river.

c. It was winter and Bear could not get fish from the icy river.

d. Bear would not stop stealing the fish in Fox’s house.

  1. On page 1, the wordhungry probablymeans?

a. eating too much

b. being very tired

c. feeling the need for food

d. having a stomach ache

  1. Which best retells the story?
  1. All the animals were hungry except for Fox. Fox had many fish in his

house. The river turned to ice and Bear could not fish. Fox taught him a lesson by making him stick his tail in the icy river. Bear’s tail fell off. Bear started to steal Fox’s fish.

b. The river turned to ice and Bear could not fish. All the animals were

hungry except for fox. Fox had many fish in his house. Bear started to steal

Fox’s fish. Fox taught him a lesson by making him stick his tail in the icy

river. Bear’s tail fell off.

c. Bear was hungry and asked Fox to teach him how to fish. Fox played a

trick on Bear. Fox made Bear stick his tail in the icy river. Bears tail fell off.

Fox let Bear share the rest of his fish.

d. Fox taught Bear a lesson by making him stick his tail in the icy river.

Bear’s tail fell off. The river turned to ice and Bear could not fish. All the animals were hungry except for fox. Fox had many fish in his house.