Answers to the Exercises for The Cub and the Leopard

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A. How much did you understand?

  

The right order of the sentences is:

  1. The leopard cub ran out to play.
  2. They rolled in the grass and tried to catch butterflies.
  3. The cub said he had found a new friend.

 

The right order of the sentences is:

  1. The mother leopard said, "All leopards eat goats."
  2. The leopard cub said, "The kid is my friend!"
  3. The mother goat said, "When you see the leopard’s cub you must run away.”

 

B. Describe the leopard cub and the kid goat

 

The cub......

  1. ...... had black spots.
  2. ...... was strong.
  3. ...... had golden fur.

 

The kid......

  1. ...... liked to run and jump. 
  2. ...... had bright eyes.
  3. ...... had a long tail.

 

C. Who said what?

 

The mother leopard said ......    

  1. ...... "Leopards eat goats."
  2. ...... "Bring him home and we will eat him for dinner."
  3. ...... "Goat’s meat tastes good."

 

The mother goat said ......        

  1. ...... "Be careful. You must run away." 
  2. ...... "Are you a leopard or a fool?"

     

D. Where? What?  When? How?

 

  1. Where did the kid and the cub first meet? By the river.
  2. Where did the cub want the kid to go on the second day? To his house.
  3. What did the cub think when he first saw the kid? Perhaps he will play with me.
  4. What did the kid think when he first saw the cub? Perhaps he will be my friend.
  5. When did the cub and the kid go to their homes? In the evening.
  6. When did the kid run away on the second day? When the cub said, "We are enemies."
  7. How did the mother leopard feel when her cub told her about his day? Angry
  8. How did the mother goat feel when her kid told her about his day? Angry