How six sons rescued Anasi

Reading and discuss first

By Teresa ES]

What is the author's main message in paragraphs 1-5?
A. Fathers may have a hard time naming their kids
B. Everyone is born unique
C. Traveling is a good way to find treasures
D. Even when you have a good life, sometimes you want more

​What mistake does the father when he leaves for the mountain?
A. He is not careful when crossing water
B. He refused to take his sons with him
C. He told no one about where the treasure was
D. He expects his sons to go on the journey instead

Read these sentences from paragraph 5.

"..built a silky trail that zigzagged like a lightening bolt through the trees. Then, the brothers charged down.."

What is the purpose of using metaphors to compare the brothers actions to lightening, such as "zigzagged" and charged" in these sentences?
A. It tells how things may sound when you are running down a road
B. It echoes the sound the sky is making due to the weather
C. It shows that the young sons are very afraid for their father
D. It creates visualization for the reader to imagine the road and speed

Read the sentence from paragraph 10.

However, before the six sons could catch the bubble, it floated into the sky.

Read the analogy.
Trapped is to free as floated is to _____.

Which word best completes the analogy?

​A. withdraw
B. hung
C. drift
D. submerged

Based on the prefix dis-, which means “opposite of,” what does discovered mean in paragraph 16? 
A. hid
B. lost
C. found
D. interested

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Based on the events throughout the story “How Six Sons Rescued Anansi,” which sentence best describes how Anansi feels about his sons?
A He is bothered by their unusual behaviors.
B He is eager to teach them new skills.
C He is proud of their accomplishments.
D He is upset by their attitudes.

What is the main message?

What natural occurance was 'created' in this folktale?

Multiple Choice

What is the author's main message in paragraphs 1-5?

• A. Fathers may have a hard time naming their kids

• B. Everyone is born unique

• C. Traveling is a good way to find treasures

• D. Even when you have a good life, sometimes you want more

Multiple Choice

​What mistake does the father when he leaves for the mountain?

• A. He is not careful when crossing water

• B. He refused to take his sons with him

• C. He told no one about where the treasure was

• D. He expects his sons to go on the journey instead

Multiple Choice

Read these sentences from paragraph 5.

"..built a silky trail that zigzagged like a lightening bolt through the trees. Then, the brothers charged down.."

What is the purpose of using metaphors to compare the brothers actions to lightening, such as "zigzagged" and charged" in these sentences?

• A. It tells how things may sound when you are running down a road

• B. It echoes the sound the sky is making due to the weather

• C. It shows that the young sons are very afraid for their father

• D. It creates visualization for the reader to imagine the road and speed

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence from paragraph 10.

However, before the six sons could catch the bubble, it floated into the sky.

Read the analogy.
Trapped is to free as floated is to _____.

Which word best completes the analogy?

• ​A. withdraw

• B. hung

• C. drift

• D. submerged

Multiple Choice

Based on the prefix dis-, which means “opposite of,” what does discovered mean in paragraph 16? 

• A. hid

• B. lost

• C. found

• D. interested

Multiple Choice

Based on the events throughout the story “How Six Sons Rescued Anansi,” which sentence best describes how Anansi feels about his sons?

• A He is bothered by their unusual behaviors.

• B He is eager to teach them new skills.

• C He is proud of their accomplishments.

• D He is upset by their attitudes.

Multiple Choice

What is the main message of the story “How Six Sons Rescued Anansi”?

• A. Everyone makes mistakes sometimes.

• B. Doing your best is more important than succeeding

• C. More can be accomplished when working as a team than working alone.

• D. The world has many wonders that are waiting to be discovered

Multiple Choice

What does this story explain about nature?

• This story explains why the Moon is in the sky

• This story explains why birds fly and fish swim.

• This story explains why the Sun lives in the sky.

• This story explains why you must be nice to your neighbor.