Reading Comprehension Skills & Strategies - Level 6

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Directions:

Date:

Compare the plot of the classic fable The Tortoise and the Hareto a fiction story

you have recently read or remember well. Complete the table for your story choice.

Compare the plot of the classic fable “The Tortoise and

the Hare” to a fiction story you have recently read or

remember well. Complete the table for your story choice.

Story Title

Main

Characters

Problem

or Conflict

Key Events

Outcome

The Tortoise and the

Hare

Tortoise

Hare

Each expects to win

the race

• Hare thinks he has
  time for a nap.


• While Hare naps,
  Tortoise passes him.


• Tortoise plods across
  the finish line.

Tortoise wins the race.

Story #1 Story #2