Answers to the Exercises for The Clever Fox

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A. How much did you understand?

 

  1. The lion doesn't like to be woken when he is sleeping.
  2. The hyena doesn't like being kicked in the stomach. 
  3. The leopard doesn't like someone frowning or shouting at him.
  4. The warthog doesn't like someone speaking in his ear when he runs.
  5. The snake doesn't like someone treading on his tail.
  6. The fox doesn't like people being unfair to him.

 

The right order for these sentences is: 5,1,4,6,3,2. 

The fox kicked the hyena.

The hyena frowned at the leopard.

The leopard hit the hyena.

The hyena jumped on the lion and woke him.

The lion put his foot on the snake.

The fox chased the warthog and talked in his ear.

 

B. Action words

 

  1. If you run away, I will chase you.
  2. When snakes bite, their poison kills.
  3. If you hit a pot hard, it will break.
  4. Please don't shout at me. It makes my ears hurt.
  5. If you kick a stone, you will hurt your foot.
  6. When men fight with knives, they can easily kill each other.