Building on the words and sentences from the previous lesson, what follows are short descriptive paragraphs and basic comprehension questions about each paragraph. Read the paragraphs and answer the questions. (Answer Key)
Gray Wolf
hoc est animal. animal est lupus. hic lupus est magnus. hic lupus carnem comedit. hic lupus non herbam comedit. hic lupus celeriter it.
Comprehension Questions:
- What kind of wolf is this: big or small?
- What does the wolf eat: meat or grass?
- How does the wolf move: slowly or quickly?
Pekingese
hoc est animal. animal est canis. hoc animal non est lupus. hic canis est parvus. hic canis carnem comedit. hic canis lente it.
Greyhounds
haec sunt animalia. animalia sunt canes. haec animalia non sunt lupi. hi sunt multi canes. hi multi canes sunt magni. hi canes carnem comedunt. hi canes non lente eunt (they go). hi canes celeriter eunt.
Comprehension Questions:
- Who moves quickly: a Pekingese or Greyhound?
- Who is small: a Greyhound or a Pekingese?
- How many dogs are moving quickly: many or one?
Fennec Fox
hoc animal est parvum. hoc animal non est magnum. hoc animal herbam et carnem comedit. hoc animal est in deserta Africae. deserta est calida (hot). in deserta calida nocte (at night) hoc animal celeriter it.
hoc animal est vulpes. vulpes non est canis. vulpes non est lupus.
Comprehension Questions:
- What kind of fox is this?
- What does the fox eat?
- How does the fox move?
- Why does the fox move at night?
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