A lion, tired from chasing his prey lay sleeping under a nice, shady tree.

Some mice,
scrambling over him while he slept, awoke him. The lion was upset and lay his paw on one of
the mice. The mouse begged for mercy so sadly that the lion let him go. A few days later, the
same lion found himself caught in a hunter’s net. He could not get loose. He roared in anger.
The mouse whose life he had saved heard this and came. How could a little mouse help a
big, strong lion? His sharp little teeth chewed through the ropes and soon the lion was free.

1. The lion was tired from chasing his prey. What does prey mean?
a. saying a prayer
b. the animals he tries to catch and eat
c. the ones chasing him

2. The tiger went to sleep under a

a. rock. b. waterfall c. tree.

3. While he slept, what animals scrambled over him?

a. mice b. cockroaches c. spiders

4. The lion laid his paw on a poor mouse. What is a paw?

a. A lion’s foot b. tail c. rock

5. The mouse begged…….

a. to eat some more corn.
b. for mercy.
c. for him to eat a different mouse.

6. A few days later the lion was…..

a. sleeping and the mouse scrambled over him again.
b. catching mice for his supper.
c. caught in a hunter’s trap and unable to get out.

7. When he heard the lion roar, the mouse that the lion had let go came to help. How could a mouse
help?
a. He could let the lion eat him.
b. He could give the lion some advice.
c. He could chew the ropes and let the lion go free.

8. The lesson is that we should not look down on…

a. mice.
b. lions.
c. friends who do not seem to be important or strong.
Canada's Tallest Tree

A man named Randy liked to hunt trees. He looked for big trees and old trees. He made maps to
show where these trees were. He did not want to cut them down. He wanted peo ple to take care
of them.

Randy was told of a very tall tree on Vancouver Island. The tree was said to be 314 feet tall. That
would make it the tallest tree in Canada. Randy set out to find the tree.

But someone else found it first. It was found by a logger. Loggers wanted to cut down Canada’s
tallest tree and all the trees around it.

Randy made a path in the forest so people could see the tall tree. The tree was so big and beautiful
it would fill them with awe. More and more people wanted to save that forest. Thanks to these
people, that forest is now a park. Canada’s tallest tree is still there.

There may still be a bigger tree out there. Maybe you will find it. But there are only a few old forests left
in Canada. Many are still at risk of being cut down.

1. Why did Randy make maps? c. He made a path so he could visit the
a. The maps help the loggers. tree more easily.
b. Randy makes maps to help campers. d. He made a path to help the loggers get
c. He makes maps to show where Canada's to the tree.
biggest trees are located. 4. What does it mean to be "filled with awe".
d. He makes maps because he works for the a. to be not interested
government. b. to be curious
2. What did the loggers want to do to Canada's c. to be amazed
tallest tree? d. to want money
a. They wanted to cut it down.
b. Save the tree. 5. What happened to the forest where Randy
c. Take pictures of the tree. found Canada's tallest tree?
d. Measure the tree to find out how tall it a. The loggers might cut it down in the
was. future.
3. Why did Randy make a path to the tallest b. No one knows. It is a mystery.
tree in Canada? c. The loggers cut it down.
a. He needed the path to get home. d. It became a park.
b. He wanted more people to see it.