Back to the story

A. How much did you understand?

These sentences retell the story. Find the right words in the story to fill the gaps.

1. The mouse saw the jackal and ran underneath a big rock into its ……
2. The jackal began to dig and a rock fell on his ……
3. A rabbit pushed the rock, and it …… off the jackal's paw.
4. The rabbit asked for her ……
5. But the jackal said, "I'm going to ……. you." 
6. At last they found an old man and asked for his ……
7. The old man wanted to see the rock so that he could ..….
8. "How did you …… that big rock?" the old man asked the rabbit.
9. The rabbit pushed the rock and it fell back onto the jackal's ..….
10. The man and the rabbit …… away, and left behind the ungrateful jackal. 

B. Into, off, under, up, on

Choose the right word from the list below to fill the gaps in these sentences.

1. The squirrel ran …… a tree.
2. The mouse ran …… a big rock.
3. The mouse ran …… its hole.
4. The rock fell …… the jackal's paw.
5. When the rabbit pushed the rock, it rolled …… the jackal's paw.

into, off, under, up, on

C. What do you think?

Was the rabbit right to help the jackal?

Was the jackal fair to the rabbit?

Did the old man give good advice?

Do you think that the jackal learned to be fair in future?  

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