Make and Support Inferences

Read:


"The Tennin's Robe"

Multiple Choice

One winter it happened that Mother herself had become ill, but she had given away her last herbs. There were none left.

What do these sentences suggest about Mother?

• She was skilled at collecting hebs.

• She liked to help others.

• She made a foolish mistake.

• She had not been sick before.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence from the story shows that Mother and Jiko are grateful?

• Jiko eagerly hurried off to the mountain to make his way up its icy slopes.

• He had hoped for at least a sprig or a leaf, but he saw only gray rock and white snow.

• Jiko gently lifted the bird from the tree and held it. But it was not a bird after all.

• There they built a shrine for the Tennin, a little house of wood and stone

Multiple Choice

Read this sentence from paragraph 14.

"Your robe? How do I know it's your robe? Jiko asked.

What is Jiko most likely thinking at this point in the story?

• The robe can help a Tennin dance.

• The girl may try to steal the robe.

• The feathers cannot possible be a robe.

• The robe may not really belong to the girl.

Dropdown

Based on the clues in the story, Tennin goes ​

Select answer

after she leaves Jiko.

Open Ended

Cite a piece of evidence from the text to support your answer to the previous question.

(Where does the Tennin go after she leaves Jiko?)
Make sure you use quotation marks.

Multiple Choice

Why does Jiko give the robe back to Tennin?

• He was worried that she might be cold.

• He knows that it is the right thing to do.

• He is worried that the robe will turn to dust.

• He knows that the Tennin will help his mother.

Drag and Drop

Read this sentence from paragraph 27.

"I will never forget you," she promised Jiko before dancing away over the mountain and into the sky, an arc of color trailing behind her.



The author most likely includes this sentence to show that Tennin is ​

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thankful

talented

beautiful

smart