The Tortoise and the Monsoon – Reading Comprehension

Read the story, then answer the questions.

1. 0The Tortoise and the MonsoonA fable

   Before the rains, the hare laughed at the tortoise. “While you drag stones to your burrow, I'll be eating clover!” he said.

   The tortoise said nothing. Day after day she patched her burrow with mud and stacked stones against the door.

   When the monsoon struck, rain poured in sheets. The hare's burrow flooded, and he had to flee in the dark.

   He knocked on the tortoise's door, shivering. She let him in. “Slow work,” she said, “keeps the water out.”

2. 1What did the hare do before the rains? A worked hard B laughed at the tortoise C built a boat
3. 2What did the tortoise do to her burrow?
4. 3What happened to the hare's burrow?
5. 4Why did the tortoise stay dry?
6. 5What is the moral? A Slow people win races B Preparing early protects you later C Never laugh at hares

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