1. What is the moral of the story of the fox and the crow?
2. Why does the author describe the crow holding the cheese in her beak in paragraph 1?
3. What can the reader infer about the fox based on his words in paragraph 2?
4. Which sentence from the story best supports the idea that the fox is flattering the crow?
5. What does the word surpass most nearly mean as used in paragraph 2?
6. Why does the crow begin to sing?
7. What causes the cheese to fall from the crow’s beak?
8. Which detail best shows that the fox’s plan is successful?
9. What lesson does the fox explain at the end of the story?
10. Which sentence best states the central message of the fable?