The Lion and the Monkeys

This task is about using information and making inferences from a text.
Read the play The Lion and the Monkeys by June Walker. Then answer the questions below.

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a)  In the play the lion uses different words from the monkeys to describe himself. The chart below shows the monkeys' words. Finish each line by writing in the words the lion uses. The first one has been done for you.
The Monkeys' Words The Lion's Words   The Monkeys' Words The Lion's Words
claws Fingernails   ears
teeth   legs
jaws   roar

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b)  Why does the lion try to make himself seem gentle?
     

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c)  Why does the lion think the monkeys are silly when they say, "May we come in your cage, Mr Lion?"
     

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d) Why do the monkeys call the lion "silly" at the end of the play?
     
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