Chapter 5
The Hare and the Tortoise
1. Answer the following:
i) Where did the hare and the tortoise live?
Answer: In a green forest.
ii) What did the hare do one sunny day?
Answer: The hare challenged the tortoise to a race.
iii) Who was faster, the hare or the tortoise?
Answer: The hare was faster.
iv) Why did the hare take a nap?
Answer: Because he thought the tortoise was far behind.
v) Who won the race?
Answer: The tortoise won the race.
1. Who were friends in the story?
Answer: The hare and the tortoise were friends.
2. What did the hare challenge the tortoise to?
Answer: The hare challenged the tortoise to a race.
3. Who accepted the challenge?
Answer: The tortoise accepted the challenge.
4. What did the hare think about the race?
Answer: The hare thought he would easily win the race.
5. What did the hare do during the race?
Answer: The hare took a nap under a shady tree.
6. What did the tortoise do while the hare was sleeping?
Answer: The tortoise walked steadily and reached the finish line.
7. Who won the race?
Answer: The tortoise won the race.
8. Why did the hare lose the race?
Answer: The hare lost the race because he slept during the race.
9. Why did the tortoise win the race?
Answer: The tortoise won the race because he walked slowly but steadily.
10. Who invited the animals to watch the race?
Answer: The hare invited the animals to watch the race.
11. How did the tortoise feel after winning?
Answer: The tortoise felt happy and smiled at the finish line.
12. Where did the hare sleep during the race?
Answer: The hare slept under a shady tree.
13. What lesson does the story teach us?
Answer: The story teaches us that slow and steady wins the race.
14. Who ran fast in the beginning?
Answer: The hare ran fast in the beginning.
15. Did the tortoise stop during the race?
Answer: No, the tortoise did not stop during the race.
16. What did the hare do after waking up?
Answer: The hare rushed to the finish line.
17. What did the hare see at the finish line?
Answer: The hare saw the tortoise waiting with a big smile.
18. Why did the hare take a nap?
Answer: The hare thought the tortoise was far behind and he could still win.
19. What kind of animal is the tortoise in the story?
Answer: The tortoise is a slow but steady and wise animal.
20. What kind of animal is the hare in the story?
Answer: The hare is a fast but overconfident animal.
2. Say True or False:
i) The tortoise ran faster than the hare. — False
ii) The hare invited all animals to the race. — True
iii) The hare did not sleep during the race. — False
iv) The tortoise walked slowly but steadily. — True
3. Fill in the blanks:
i) The hare lived in a _______ forest. → green
ii) The tortoise moved _______ until he reached the finish line. → steadily
iii) The hare slept under a _______ tree. → shady