Belling The Cat 6

Reading Comprehension Activity Book
Original Story by Æsop for Children

Group 1 – Book 6
Name ______________________ Date __________

Belling the Cat
Preface:
Welcome to our collection of comprehension activity books for early readers. I have sourced
public domain material for these books and have adapted and digitally reconstructed them to
fulfil the purpose of these books.
Probably the single most important aspect of your child's early academic development is
learning to read and acquiring and sustaining a love of reading. Of course any child's interest
needs to be perked in order for them to want to read and read and read and slowly progress
from simple books with large illustrations and words to longer books with fewer illustrations
and smaller words. The journey to a love of reading is rarely accomplished overnight, but
once you have reached that destination, a whole new world will open up for your child where
he or she can visit places only dreamed about, live in that beautiful castle, become friends
with the fairies and take a safari trip to Africa, perhaps even journey to the centre of the earth!
At the end of this story you will find notes for discussion and comprehension questions. In
groups 1, 2 and 3 I have no doubt that your child will require some assistance in
understanding the questions. This is where I encourage fun interaction between educator
and learner. It may be so that you will need to record their answers and suggestions on the
pages required. This subtle exercise will go far to show you in a year or less how far your
child has progressed and where his or her interests lie and to enhance and encourage a love
of reading. Positive interaction between you and your child will make this a fun learning
experience as he or she watches you do your “homework”. Who said homeschooling isn’t
hands on? ☺
You will be able to decide which questions and discussion points are appropriate for your
child. The purpose of this exercise is to establish the understanding of the story and the
concept and to enhance concentration, listening and reading skills.
I really do hope that you and your child enjoy doing these exercises as much as Savannah,
Clarissa and myself have enjoyed compiling them. I cannot stress enough the importance of
allowing your child to develop at his or her own pace. There is no need to progress to a more
advanced book, no matter how short, until you are your child are quite confident that he or
she has grasped the first story and that he or she is quite comfortable with the discussion and
questions that are an integral part of this reading comprehension activity. As always I wish
you and your child a most blessed, fun and informative educational journey. ☺
The Nitty Gritty: We would love to hear your comments on this workbook. If you have a
moment please email your comments and suggestions to
[email protected]
This unit is provided on a NON-PROFIT basis and in certain circumstances it is provided free
of charge. This unit may NOT be sold on under any circumstances by any unauthorised
person or persons/individuals, companies/organisations or educational institutions, nor may it
or any portion thereof be uploaded to any website locally or internationally. Nor may it be
amended, altered, appended to, edited, and may only be used in its entirety and original
format without addition amendment or omission. Thank you for respecting international
copyright laws. ☺ A Million thanks to Cherry Carl (USA) for having been my inspiration in
these works.
Donnette E Davis - First Published November 2008
© 2008 St Aiden’s Homeschool, Republic of South Africa
Post Office Box 13720
Cascades
3202
KwaZulu-Natal
Republic of South Africa
www.staidenshomeschool.com (c) 2008 2

Belling the Cat
BELLING THE CAT
The Mice once called a meeting to decide on a plan to free

themselves of their enemy, the Cat. At least they wished to
find some way of knowing when she was coming, so they
might have time to run away. Something had to be done,
for they lived in such constant fear of her claws that they
hardly dared stir from their dens at night or during the day.
Many plans were discussed, but none of them was thought

good enough. At last a very young Mouse got up and said:
"I have a plan that seems very simple, but I know it will be
successful. All we have to do is to hang a bell about the
Cat's neck. When we hear the bell ringing we will know
immediately that our enemy is coming."

Belling the Cat
All the Mice were so surprised that they had not thought of
such a plan before. But in the midst of the excitement over
their wonderful idea, an old Mouse arose and said:
"I will say that the plan of the young Mouse is a very good
plan. But let me ask one question: “Who will put the bell on
the Cat?”
The Moral of this story:

It is one thing to say that something should be done, but
quite a different matter to do it!

Belling the Cat
Note to Parents: Your little one will probably need some assistance with the
questions, in explaining some of the phrases. Allow him or her to describe
their answer in detail. It may be beneficial to ask him or her to draw pictures
to illustrate the answer, or, if you prefer, it is fun to record the answers yourself
and refer back to them in a few months’ time. You will be the best person to
choose which questions are appropriate for your child.
QUESTIONS:
1) What was your favourite part of the story? Why?
2) Have you ever read another story that is similar to this? How were
they the same? How were they different?
3) How would you change the main character?
4) How are you like that character? How are you different?
5) What could be another name for this story?
6) Should the character have done something differently? What?
Why?
7) What did you learn from this story?
ANSWERS
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Belling the Cat
7. ______________________________________________________
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Can you draw a picture from this story?
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What have you drawn in your picture? Can you describe it?
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Title: Reading Comprehension Activity Book
Subject: Group 1 - fables & fairy tales reading comprehension
activity book
Author: DONNETTE E DAVIS
Keywords: Group 1 - fables & fairy tales reading comprehension
activity book
Comments: Group 1 - fables & fairy tales reading comprehension
activity book (c) 2008
Creation Date: 10/27/2008 10:35:00 PM
Change Number: 4
Last Saved On: 10/27/2008 10:39:00 PM
Last Saved By: DONNETTE DAVIS
Total Editing Time: 3 Minutes
Last Printed On: 10/27/2008 10:39:00 PM
As of Last Complete Printing
Number of Pages: 6
Number of Words: 1,100 (approx.)
Number of Characters: 6,271 (approx.)

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Reading Comprehension Activity Book

Original Story by Æsop for Children

Name ____________ Date

www.staidenshomeschool.com (c) 2008 2

BELLING THE CAT

The Mice once called a meeting to decide on a plan to free

Many plans were discussed, but none of them was thought

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The Moral of this story:

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Can you draw a picture from this story?

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