The Day Nothing Happened
READ AND ANSWER
A. 1. Tick (✓) the most appropriate answers.
a. How do you know that the children were feeling very cold?
- They couldn't see due to the glare of the sun on the snow.
- The snow covered the ground.
- The breeze made the children snuggle deeper into their parkas.
- For the Eskimos, March was still a winter month.
Answer: The breeze made the children snuggle deeper into their parkas.
b. Why did the children decide to go home?
- They couldn't see any animals.
- They wanted to see the arctic fox, but didn't see one.
- They were bored, because there was nothing to see.
- They felt there would be something more interesting to do at home.
Answer: They felt there would be something more interesting to do at home.
c. What was the purpose of the arctic fox's vigil?
- It was hungry.
- It couldn't move fast enough to catch something to eat as its foot was hurt.
- It was hoping that the children would leave behind something it could eat.
- It couldn't follow the polar bears as they had gone out to the ocean.
Answer: It was hoping that the children would leave behind something it could eat.
d. Why was Kavik, the wolverine interested in what he saw?
- He couldn't find anything to eat.
- He knew that the snow dog was hurt and he could easily catch it.
- Lemmings were scarce.
- There were no rabbits and the ground squirrel was underground fast asleep.
Answer: He knew that the snow dog was hurt and he could easily catch it.
e. Why did the children not see the arctic fox?
- It was moving along behind them stepping as lightly as a bird.
- The children were in a hurry to get home.
- It was getting dark.
- The children thought there was nothing to see.
Answer: It was moving along behind them stepping as lightly as a bird.
A. 2. Answer the following questions.
a. Which animal was fighting for its dinner and which one was fighting for its life?
Answer: The fox was fighting for its life and the wolverine was fighting for its dinner.
b. What was each animal tugging at?
Answer: The animals were tugging at each other. The wolverine held the foxes tail while the fox bit its leg.
c. Which animal gave up the battle first and why?
Answer: The fox scampered a few feet and gave up the battle as it wanted to save its life.
d. What had saved the life of the arctic fox?
Answer: The wolverine's leg was bitten by the fox and it did not want more of this and therefore turned away. The courage of the foxes and saved her life.
e. What did the arctic fox decide to do? f. What would she have to be careful of?
Answer: She would have to be careful of the village dogs.
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