Question

Fill in the blank with a suitable option:
The rooster became sad in the end because ________________.

• A. The rooster could not crow
• B. The lion had killed his friend, the donkey
• C. The lion had run away
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

The lion had killed his friend, the donkey

"With a great roar, he leapt upon the donkey. The rooster, watching from the farmyard, said, “Alas! My poor friend did not realize what he could not do.”" - this line from the passage supports the assumption that the rooster was sad because the lion had killed his friend, the donkey. From the given choices, B is the best answer.