RANGSIT UNIVERSITY
International College
FUNDAMENTAL ENGLISH STRUCTURE
The City and the Country Mouse Nickname ____________
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1. Which mouse was the first to do the inviting? Country Mouse or City Mouse?
2. Which of the 2 drawings is the Country Mouse? The one on the R or on the L??
3. For a poor Asian person, what would be a ‘sparse meal’? Describe.
4. The City Mouse was shocked. What words did the CM use to indicate the sparseness of the meal?
5. ‘. . . readily available for the taking’. Re-write this phrase using different words – words that might be more easily understood by younger students of English.
6. A feast. How does a ‘feast’ differ from a regular meal? Explain.
7. Paragraph #3 describes the location of the feast. Realistically, where was the City Mouse taking the Country Mouse to dine?
8. ‘Scattered about . . .’ Make a drawing in your writing book illustrate what the Country Mouse saw. Try to show your understanding of a ‘warm, cozy portion of the alley ...’ Use colour.
9. ‘. . . . scampered away’. Re-write this phrase, using a word with the same meaning.
10. Who was the first ‘unwelcome visitor’? Where might that visitor go next?
11. a. Then another ‘visitor’ came along. Who might that other visitor be??? Take a guess. b. The two mice ‘ventured out’. Be ready to demonstrate to the class what this means.
12. Then the two mice ‘scuttled’ away. Remember, when the first visitor arrived the mice ‘scampered’ away. How, if any, do these two actions (scuttle/scamper) differ? Explain.
13. Rewrite the final line ‘A modest life . . . .’ using words that young learners could understand more easily.
Answer the above questions based on the fable City Mouse and Country Mouse which can be found at the following Internet site:
" www.storyit.com/Classics/Stories/citycountrymouse.htm