Instructions
Read the story about Leo the lion. Then, answer the questions below. Circle the best answer for the multiple-choice questions.
Leo Finds a Friend
Leo was a young lion with a very fluffy mane. But Leo was shy. While the other lions played loud roaring games, Leo liked to sit quietly under the big acacia tree. He loved watching the clouds drift by and imagining they were different shapes, like rabbits and fish.
One sunny afternoon, a tiny meerkat named Mia scurried up to the tree. She wasn't shy at all. "Hello!" she squeaked. "What are you looking at?"
Leo was surprised. He pointed a paw towards the sky. "That cloud looks like a giant ice cream cone," he whispered.
Mia tilted her head and looked up. "It does! And that one looks like a wiggly snake!" she giggled. They spent the rest of the afternoon finding funny shapes in the clouds together. Leo learned that making a new friend wasn't so scary after all.
- Who is the main character in the story?
- A tiger named Tom
- A meerkat named Mia
- A lion named Leo
- Where does Leo like to sit?
- By the river
- Under the big acacia tree
- On top of a big rock
- What does Leo like to do?
- Play loud roaring games
- Chase butterflies
- Watch for shapes in the clouds
- Fill in the blank:
Leo was a young lion with a very fluffy __________. - Why was Leo surprised when Mia talked to him?
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- Draw a picture! In the box below, draw a picture of a cloud shape that Leo and Mia might have seen.
Draw your cloud shape here.
Answer Key
- c) A lion named Leo
- b) Under the big acacia tree
- c) Watch for shapes in the clouds
- mane
- He was surprised because he was shy and not used to other animals talking to him. (Answers may vary slightly but should mention that he was shy.)
- The student should have drawn a picture of a cloud that looks like an object (e.g., a car, a flower, an animal).