The Lion and The Mouse

The Lion and The Mouse

Mr. Lion was lying asleep when he was suddenly awakened by a mouse running over his face. The little mouse was being chased by a wild cat. “How dare you!” he roared, and raised his paw to kill the mouse. “Please, Sir,” begged Miss Mouse, “let me go, and one day I may do something for you in return. “You help me! Ha….ha….ha….,” laughed Mr. Lion, but he let her go.

One day, Mr. Lion was caught in a net spread by hunters. “I can’t get out!” he roared angrily. “But I can help you,” said a tiny voice. Then Miss Mouse nibbled and gnawed the ropes until the lion was free. “There,” she said proudly, “if you had not let me go, I would not have found a way to help you.” “Yes, you have to thank her, Mr. Lion. She has saved your life,” said a monkey who was sitting on a branch of a tree.

1. The main idea of paragraph two is….

A.    A monkey helped Mr. Lion

B.     Mr. Lion caught Miss Mouse

C.     The hunters were caught in a net

D.    Mr. Lion was trapped by the hunters

E.     Miss Mouse helped release Mr. Lion

2. The word ‘gnawed’ in the second paragraph means…

A.    to tie

B.     to keep

C.     to undo

D.    to unpack

E.     to strengthen