The Ant and the Dove
One hot day, an ant was searching for some water. After walking around for some time, she came to a spring. To reach the spring, she had to climb up a blade of grass. While making her way up, she slipped and fell into the water. She could have drowned if a dove up a nearby tree had not seen her. Seeing that the ant was in trouble, the dove quickly plucked off a leaf and dropped it into the water near the struggling ant. The ant moved towards the leaf and climbed up there. Soon it carried her safely to dry ground.
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Just at that time, a hunter nearby was throwing out his net towards the dove. Guessing what he was about to do, the ant quickly bit him on the heel. Feeling the pain, the hunter dropped his net. The dove was quick to fly away to safety.
1. What did the hunter do to the dove?
A. He was hoping to eat it
B. He wa trying to eat it
C. He was trying to shoot it
D. He was running towards it
2. Which statement is true according to the text?
A.The dove bit the ant.
B. The hunter killed the dove
C. Both animals were finally safe
D.The ant bit the dove
3. “....., the dove quickly plucked a leaf......”(paragraph 2). The underlined
word refers to....
A. Picked on something.
B. Pull something
C. Put something
D. Push something
4. “Soon, it carried her safety.....”(paragraph 2). What does the underlined
word refer to?
A. Ant
B. Leave
C. Dove
D. Spring
5. What is the main idea of the third paragraph?
A. The ant saved the dove
B. The ant called the dove
C. The ant was thankful to the dove
D. The dove couldn‟t hear the ant
6. What can we learn from the story?
A. Don‟t be greedy, or you may lose
B. Don‟t kill animals
C. One good turn deserves another.
D.It wise to plan ahead for hard time
Key answer
1. C
2. C
3. A
4. B
5. A
6. C
