How Zebras Got Their Stripes

How Zebras Got Their Stripes

Plot

• A plot is what happens at the beginning, middle, and end of a story.

• It often has a problem and a solution.

• To follow the plot of a story, pay attention to the problems characters face and how they solve them.

Multiple Select

Choose the features that describe plot.

• It's what happens at the beginning, middle, and end of a story.

• The plot tells the problems characters face and how they solve them.

• The plot tells the the things the character likes to do in a story.

• It's what happens only at the end of a story.

Problem is something you want to fix.

Solution is the steps taken to solve problems.

Multiple Choice

_________ is something a character wants to fix.

• Solution

• Problem

Multiple Choice

__________ are the series of steps taken by the character or characters to solve problems.

• Solution

• Problem

Multiple Choice

What is the main problem in the story?

• Baboon builds a bonfire to close to the river.

• Zebra is not strong enough to beat baboon.

• Baboon is mean and doesn't let other animals drink from the river.

Multiple Choice

Why is it hard for most of the animals to solve the problem?

• Most of the animals live too far away from the river to help.

• Most of the animals are afraid of baboon.

• Most of the animals are Baboon's friends.

Multiple Choice

What solution does Zebra come up with?

• Zebra will fight Baboon to see who will leave the jungle and river.

• Zebra will scare Baboon away with a bonfire.

• Zebra will trick Baboon into leaving the river.

Multiple Choice

What happens to Zebra when he tries to solve the problem?

• Zebra loses the fight with Baboon and the animals can't drink from the river.

• Zebra wins the fight and the animals can drink from the river, but he has black stripes burned onto his coat.

• Zebra wins the fight but the animals still can't drink from the river.

Multiple Choice

What happens to Baboon after the problem is solved?

• Baboon stays by the river and lets the animals drink from the water.

• Baboon has to leave his home near the river and live on a barren hill.

• Baboon and Zebra become friends.

Multiple Choice

How does Baboon treat other animals?

• Baboon is not nice to other animals.

• baboon gets along with the other animals but wants his own land.

• Baboon is quiet and shy and doesn't want the other animals around.

Multiple Choice

What made zebra brave and fearless?

• Zebra was very young.

• Zebra was very handsome.

• Zebra was not afraid of Baboon.

Multiple Choice

Why did no one want to live on the hill?

• The hill had nothing on it.

• The hill was where Baboon lived.

• The hill had too many animals living on it already.

Multiple Choice

How was Baboon able to jump away from Zebra?

• Baboon could move very fast.

• Baboon could climb trees.

• Baboon could trick Zebra

Multiple Choice

How does Baboon feel?

• Baboon is proud that Zebra won the fight?

• Baboon is upset that he has lost the fight.

• Baboon is neither happy nor sad he lost the fight.