"The Fox and the Cat" Quiz and Literature Activities | Brothers Grimm Fairy Tale

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Assess reading comprehension, support vocabulary development, and facilitate analytical thinking with these activities covering the Brothers Grimm fairy tale "The Fox and the Cat," a very short story highlighting the benefits of humility and the consequences of arrogance. A plot-based quiz, a close reading analysis worksheet, a vocabulary application activity, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, the short story, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. (Alternatively, a self-grading Google Drive option is available.) By engaging with these materials, students will:

  • Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly

  • Describe the tone of a given excerpt

  • Verify interpretations of language using reference materials as needed

  • Discern the intended effect of figurative language in context

  • Consider the greater significance of a given detail

  • Examine how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop

  • Apply knowledge of literary devices with an emphasis on hubris, invective, and metaphor

  • Explore themes in context

Plot synopsis:

  • A boastful fox and a humble cat find themselves in a life-threatening situation, and only one of them will survive to tell their tale.

Resources are available for teaching short stories of various genres:

Assess reading comprehension, support vocabulary development, and facilitate analytical thinking with these activities covering the Brothers Grimm fairy tale "The Fox and the Cat," a very short story highlighting the benefits of humility and the consequences of arrogance. A plot-based quiz, a close reading analysis worksheet, a vocabulary application activity, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, the short story, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. (Alternatively, a self-grading Google Drive option is available.) By engaging with these materials, students will:

  • Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly

  • Describe the tone of a given excerpt

  • Verify interpretations of language using reference materials as needed

  • Discern the intended effect of figurative language in context

  • Consider the greater significance of a given detail

  • Examine how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop

  • Apply knowledge of literary devices with an emphasis on hubris, invective, and metaphor

  • Explore themes in context

Plot synopsis:

  • A boastful fox and a humble cat find themselves in a life-threatening situation, and only one of them will survive to tell their tale.

Resources are available for teaching short stories of various genres:

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Assess reading comprehension, support vocabulary development, and facilitate analytical thinking with these activities covering the Brothers Grimm fairy tale "The Fox and the Cat," a very short story highlighting the benefits of humility and the consequences of arrogance. A plot-based quiz, a close reading analysis worksheet, a vocabulary application activity, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, the short story, and answer keys are provided.