Learning Oasis International School
Academic school year 2014-2015
International
School
Reading Revision Sheet
Grade 2 (
Name: ______________________________
)
Date: ____________________
“A Froggy Fable”
Introduction:
The title
: The name of the story “A Froggy Fable”
The author
: The one who wrote the story; by “John Lechner”
The genre
:”Fable”, a story that teaches a lesson.
The setting
: Where (place): the pond
When (time): in the past
The characters: the frog, caterpillar, young boy, a family of otters, and a
flock of blue jays.
Skill: draw conclusions
Comprehension strategy: background knowledge
Page 1 of 4 High Frequency Words:
Clearing-‐ crashed -‐perfect-‐ pond –spilling-‐ splashing - traveled
clearing : a piece of land that has no trees crashed : fell with a smashing noise perfect : no faults or mistakes pond : a body of still water that is smaller than a lake and surrounded by land spilling : letting something fall out or run out of its container splashing : causing liquid to fly about and get others wet traveled : went from one place to another Words to Know:
otters
: a mammal which has smooth fur, a streamlined body,
and webbed feet
blue jays
: North American birds
flock
: a group of animals
squawking
: loud scream
mighty
: large and strong
utterly
: totally and completely
bewilderment: confusion
unexpected
: surprising
whisked
: took someone or something suddenly
needless to say: it doesn't need to be said
Page 2 of 4 bumped
: shook up and down
crept out
: to move slowly with hands and knees on ground
hollow
: a hole or empty space
encountered
: met someone unexpectedly
emerge
: to come into; to appear by coming out
The Story Summary:
Once there was a frog, who liked to live alone in his lovely pond. One day,
things started to change. Animals , like otters and blue jays, moved to the
pond. A tree fell down. The Frog didn't like the changes; he loved to live
alone quietly. He had a small talk with a caterpillar, who tried to convince
him that changing is good, but he didn’t think so. Afterwards, he was
kidnapped by a young boy and got lost. He was scared and confused. He
started to search for his home till he found it. Then, he realized that home is
still home even when some things about it are different.
Answer the following question:
1. How did the frog feel about the changes at the beginning and at the end of
the story?
At the beginning, the frog didn`t like the changes. At the end, the frog
accepted the changes easily.
Page 3 of 4 2. Where did the frog live?
The frog lived in a hole under the rock beside the pond.
3. How did the frog feel when he got lost?
The frog felt scared and confused when he got lost.
4. What did the frog use to do every day? The frog used to swim into the pond to eat breakfast, jump onto a log to
enjoy the sun, and swim back to his hole under the big rock.
5. What is the moral of this fable?
The moral of this fable is:
“Don’t get upset because of the little changes that happen daily.”
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