24353 the hare and the tortoise

The Hare and the Tortoise
Read the story about the race between the hare and the tortoise.
Complete the story using the simple past form. The verbs are in the box below. The
number in parentheses is the number of times you must use it in the text
Know
hide
sit

be(4)
begin
get up

can(2)
run(2)
come

say
think
win

find
fall
see

have(2)
wake up
tell

One day the hare and the tortoise decided to have a race. The hare ____________ that
he ___________ run faster than the tortoise, but the tortoise ____________ more
intelligent than the hare.

“Yes, I’ll race you,”___________ the clever tortoise.
The tortoise ____________ a clever plan. He _____________ his brothers
and sisters and he ___________ them to wait in different places along the
path of the race. So they all ____________ behind the trees along the path.
The race ____________ ! The tortoise ____________ as fast as possible,
but the hare ____________ faster, of course.
“This will be a very easy race,” ____________ the hare. So, the hare decided to have a
rest, and he quickly ____________ asleep at the side of the road.
Suddenly, the hare ____________ and he ____________ a tortoise ahead of
him! “How did he get ahead of me?” the hare asked himself. In fact, it
____________ not his friend the tortoise: it ____________ the tortoise’s
sister. But to a hare, all tortoises look the same.
The hare ____________ past the tortoise easily. Soon,
he ____________ not see the tortoise, so he ____________ down
and ____________ another rest. Then the hare ____________ and
continued the race. But – as the hare happily ____________ around
the last corner before the finish line – his friend the tortoise crossed
the line and ____________ the race.


The Hare and the Tortoise
Read the story about the race between the hare and the tortoise.

Answer sheet
Know
hide
sit

be(4)
begin

get up

can(2)
run(2)
come

say
think
win

find
fall
see

have(2)
wake up
tell

One day the hare and the tortoise decided to have a race. The hare __ knew
__ that he ___could __ run faster than the tortoise, but the tortoise __was__
more intelligent than the hare.
“Yes, I’ll race you,”___ said _ the clever tortoise.
The tortoise ____ had ___ a clever plan. He ___found___ his brothers and
sisters and he __ told __ them to wait in different places along the path of
the race. So they all __ hid ____ behind the trees along the path.
The race __ began ___ ! The tortoise _____ ran __ as fast as possible, but the hare
_____ was ___ faster, of course.
“This will be a very easy race,” __ thought __ the hare. So, the hare decided to have a
rest, and he quickly ____ fell ____ asleep at the side of the road.
Suddenly, the hare ___ woke up __ and he ___ saw ___ a tortoise ahead of

him! “How did he get ahead of me?” the hare asked himself. In fact, it
__was_____ not his friend the tortoise: it ____ was ___ the tortoise’s sister.
But to a hare, all tortoises look the same.
The hare ___ ran ___ past the tortoise easily. Soon, he
____ could ___ not see the tortoise, so he ___ sat ___ down and
__had ____ another rest. Then the hare ____ got up ___ and
continued the race. But – as the hare happily __ came _ around the
last corner before the finish line – his friend the tortoise crossed the
line and ___ won ____ the race.