The Sly Fox and the Little Red Hen

A little red hen lived alone in the woods. In a rocky cave nearby lived a sly old fox.

The fox always dreamed of catching the little hen cooking her for dinner!

But the little red hen was very clever, and she was always careful to lock her door.
At last the fox thought of a way to catch her. He waited for the little red hen to leave the house.

While she was busy collecting sticks for her nest, the fox crept through the woods towards her house.

The fox carried a bag with and he sneaked into the hen's little house.
The little hen had a terrible fright when she found the fox in her house. She flew up onto a high beam.

"You can't catch me here," she said to him, "so you might as well go home."

"Are you so sure of that?" asked the fox as he began chasing after his own tail.

Faster and faster he ran, and the little red hen became very dizzy watching him.

She fell off the beam and fox quickly put her in his bag. He then started off for home.
But the fox was tired from running, so he took a nap. The hen took her scissors to cut her way out of the bag.

The clever hen filled the fox's bag with stones. Then she trotted off for home.
The fox soon awoke and carried the bag into his house. He put on a huge pot of water to boil.

But when the stones splashed into the boiling water, the fox was scalded badly. He never bothered that hen again.

1. Where did the little red hen and the old fox live?
2. What did the fox dream of?
3. Why did the little red hen always locked her door?
4. What did the little red hen do when she saw the fox in her house?
5. What did the old fox do to make the little hen fall into his bag?
6. How did the little hen save herself from the bag of the old fox?
7. What did the fox do when he woke up?
8. What happened to the fox at the end?

Billy and Kitty

Billy bought a sleeping bag for Kitty.
Billy gave butter to Kitty.
Billy brought a bottle of milk to Kitty.
Kitty licked the big bottle of milk.
Kitty meowed and thanked Billy.

Pinky's Party

Pinky's Party
Pinky packed peas and pears with paper for a party.
Did Pinky pack peas and pears with the paper for the party?
If Pinky packed peas and pears with the paper for the party,
Where's the peas and pears Pinky packed for the party.

Comprehension Task 1

A. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Jenny and her mother were at a supermarket. Jenny’s mother wanted to buy some vegetables and meat for dinner.

Jenny was interested in the crabs that were in a tank. She turned around to look for her mother but she could not find her. Tears rolled down her cheeks. Jenny was crying when a salesgirl saw her. She was taken to the office where an announcement was made.

Soon her worried mother came. She was relieved to find Jenny and Jenny was very happy to see her mother. She held her mother’s hand tightly.

1. Where were Jenny and her mother?

2. What did Jenny’s mother want to do?

3. What was Jenny interested in?

4. Why did Jenny cry?

5. What did the salesgirl do to help Jenny?

6. How did her mother feel when she could not find Jenny?