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Reading Activity: Circle the Right
Within the story, there are words that fit and do not fit to complete the sentence.
For each pair of words, circle the correct word to complete the sentence.
The Lion and the Mouse
Once when a Lion was asleep, a little Mouse began/be running up and down upon
him. This soon wakened the Lion, who placed his huge paw upon him and
open/opened his big jaws to swallow him.
"Pardon, O King!" cried/cry the little Mouse, "Forgive/forgave me this time. I
will/won’t never repeat it and I will never forget/forgotten your kindness. And
who knows, I may be able to help/helped you one of these days.
The Lion was so tickled at the idea of the Mouse being able to help him that he
lifted/lifting up his paw and let him go.
Sometime late/later a few hunters captured the King and tied/tying him to a tree
while they went in search of a wagon to carry him on.
Just then/than the little Mouse happened to pass by, and saw/seeing the sad
trouble the Lion was/be in, ran up to him and soon chewed away/in the ropes that
bound the King of the Beasts.
"Was/Is I not right?" said the little Mouse, very happy to helping/help the Lion.
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Reading Activity: Circle the Right
Within the story, there are words that fit and do not fit to complete the sentence.
For each pair of words, circle the correct word to complete the sentence.
The Tortoise and the Hare
There once is/was a speedy Hare who bragged about how fast he could/do run.
Tired of hearing/heard him boast, the Tortoise challenged him to a race. All the
animals in the forest gathered to watch/which.
The Hare ran/running down the road for a while and then/than paused to rest. He
watch/looked back at the tortoise and cried out, "How/what do you expect to
win/won this race when you are walking along at your slow, slow pace?"
The Hare stretched himself out/in alongside the road and fell asleep,
thinking/thought, "There is plenty of time to relax."
The Tortoise walked and walked; never ever stopping until he coming/came to the
finish line.
The animals who were/where watching cheered so loudly for Tortoise, that they
woke/waking up Hare. The Hare stretched and yawned and began to run again, but
it was too/to late. Tortoise was already/all ready
over/under the line.
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Reading Activity: Circle the Right
Within the story, there are words that fit and do not fit to complete the sentence.
For each pair of words, circle the correct word to complete the sentence.
Mouse Deer and Tiger
I’m quick and smart as I can be.
Try and try, but you can’t catch me!
Mouse Deer sang/singing his song as he walked through the forest. He/She was
looking for tasty fruits and roots and shoots. Though/Through he was small, he was
not afraid. He knew/know that many big animals wanted to eat him. But first they had
to catch him!
Then/than he heard something/anything. Rowr!
There/their was Tiger!
“Hello, Mouse Deer. I was/is just getting hungry. Now you can be/bee my
lunch.”
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Mouse Deer didn’t want/was to be lunch. He looked around and thought
fastly/fast. He saw a mud puddle. “I’m sorry, Tiger. I can’t be your lunch. The King
has ordered/said me to guard his pudding.”
“His pudding?” said Tiger.
“Yes. There/They’re it is.” Mouse Deer pointed to the mud puddle. “It has/had
the best taste in the world. The King doesn’t/does want anyone else to eat it.”
Tiger looked longingly at the puddle. “I would/wood like to taste the King’s
pudding.”
“Oh, no, Tiger! The King wood/would be very angry.”
“Just one/won little taste, Mouse Deer! The King will never know.”
“Well, all right, Tiger. But first let me run far away, so no one will/is blame me.”
“All right, Mouse Deer, you can go now.”
Mouse Deer ran quickly/quicking out of look/sight.
“Imagine!” said Tiger. “The King’s pudding!” He took a big mouthful.
Phooey! He spit it out.
“Yuck! Ugh! Bleck! This/That’s no pudding. That’s mud!”
Part 2
Tiger ran through/threw the forest. Rowr! He cot/caught up with Mouse Deer.
“Mouse Deer, you tricked me once/1. But now you had/will be my lunch!”
Mouse Deer looked around and thought fast. He saw a wasp nest in a tree.
“I’m sorry, Tiger. I can’t do/be your lunch. The King has ordered me to guard his
drum.”
“His drum?” said Tiger.
“Yes. There/Their it is.” Mouse Deer pointed to the wasp nest. “It has/have the best
sound in the world. The King doesn’t want/won’t anyone else to hit it.”
Tiger said, “I will/would like to hit the King’s drum.”
“Oh, no, Tiger! The King would be very/vary angry.”
“Just won/one little hit, Mouse Deer! The King will never know.”
“Well, all right, Tiger. But first let me run/ran far away, so no one/1 will blame
me.”
“All right, Mouse Deer, you can/can’t go now.”
Mouse Deer run/ran quickly out of sight.
“Imagine!” said Tiger. “The King’s drum!” He reached up and hit it. Pow.
Bzzzzzzzzzzzzz. The wasps all flew/through out. They started to sting Tiger.
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“Ouch! Ooch! Eech! That’s no drum. That’s a wasp nest!”
Tiger ran away. But the wasps only followed him! Bzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
“Ouch! Ooch! Eech!”
Part 3
Tiger came/come to a stream. He jumped in—splash!—and stayed underwater as long
as he could. At last the wasps went/want away.
Then/Than Tiger jumped out. Rowr! He ran/runned threw/through the forest
until he found Mouse Deer.
“Mouse Deer, you tricked me once. You tricked me twice. But now you will be my
lunch!” Mouse Deer looked around/a round and thought/thinked fast. He
seed/saw a cobra! The giant snake was coiled asleep on/onto the ground.
“I’m sorry, Tiger. I cant/can’t be your lunch. The King has ordered me to guard
his belt.”
“His belt?” said/sayed Tiger.
“Yes. There/Their it is.” Mouse Deer pointed to the cobra. “It’s the best belt in
the world. The King doesn’t want anyone else to wear/where it.”
Tiger said, “I would like to weir/wear the King’s belt.”
“Oh, no Tiger! The King would be very angry.”
“Just for one moment, Mouse Deer! The King will never no/know.”
“Well, all right, Tiger. But first let me run far away, so no one will blame me.”
“All right, Mouse Deer, you can go now.”
Mouse Deer ran quickly out of sight.
“Imagine!” said Tiger. “The King’s belt!” He started to wrap/rap it around
himself.
The cobra woke up. Ssssssssssssss. It didn’t wait for Tiger to/two finish wrapping. It
wrapped itself/themself around Tiger. Then it squeezed him and bit him. Sstt!
“Ooh! Ow! Yow! That’s no belt. That’s a cobra! Help! Mouse Deer! Help!”
But Mouse Deer was far away. And as he went, he sang his song.
I’m quick and smart as I can be.
Try and try, but you can’t catch me!
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