Evaluation: If you could be on one of the teams in the story, which would you choose and why?
Synthesis: In the Great Ball Game, the animal team wins the game because of the bat. How would the outcome of the story change if the bird team had chosen the bat instead?
Analysis: Write down what you think the fable is explaining or the lesson it is teaching.
Application: How would you help solve the argument about who is better, the animals or the birds?
Comprehension: Explain how you think the bat felt in the beginning of the story when the bat did not fit in with either group. Tell why.
