3. A proverb can be called a: A. short story B. common saying C. fable D. conflict

4. According to the story, ____ often teach you what the world is like and how to be a good person. A. preachers C. older family members B. teachers D. book characters

5. Which Vietnamese proverb is similar to the American saying “Don’t spread yourself too thin”? A. “Silence is gold, words are silver.” B. “Even with two hands, one cannot catch two fish.” C. “Hunger never saw bad bread.” D. “As a crab walks, so walks its children.”

6. All of the following are true about fables EXCEPT: B. Many use animal characters. A. They are common sayings. C. They are passed down from generation to generation. generation. D. They teach a lesson about life.

7. Some of the best known fables were written by a man named: A. Arnold Lobel D. Aesop C. Jean de la Fontaine B. Marie L. McLaughlin

8. Aesop’s Fables were written more than: A. 20 years ago C. 2,000 years ago B. 100 years ago D. none of the above

9. Which fable teaches the moral “All good things come at a price”? B. The Hare and the Tortoise A. The Dog and the Wolf C. Two Mice D. The Young Rooster

10. Which fable tells us not to be discouraged if we fail the first time we try something? A. Two Mice B. The Young Rooster C. The Dog and the Wolf D. The Hare and the Tortoise

11. Which two fables have main characters that work hard and steadily while another character wastes time? A. The Dog and the Wolf & Two Mice D. The Hare and the Tortoise & Two Mice C. The Hare and the Tortoise & The Young Rooster B. The Young Rooster & Two Mice

12. How are proverbs and fables alike? A. Both are told by different cultures all over the world. the world. D. all of the above C. Both are oral traditions. B. Both teach a lesson.

13. Choose the correct word: The principal ________ the student to his office. A. faithful B. summoned C. fortunate D. illuminated

14. Choose the correct word: The candle _______ the dark basement. A. summoned B. illuminated C. generation D. persistently

15. Choose the correct word: The teacher ________ called on me until she got an answer. A. generation C. persistently B. fortunate D. faithful

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