Anansi Learns a Lesson in Reading Comprehension

Folktales;
Anansi Learns a Lesson

Multiple Choice

What does Turtle think is his best feature?

• clever

• shy

• can swim

• eye

to look very good or magnificent

What splendid looking fruit

Splendid

look at someone or something closely

Watchful

to give something but might be refused or accepted

Offered

cannot believe something is real

Disbelief

hurt or sad by something you didn't expect.

Dismay

one of a kind

Unique

something that is really great, amazing, or wonderful.
Similar to fantastic!

fabulous

parts of your body or personality

Features

Multiple Choice

to look very good or magnificent

• dismay

• splendid

• features

• watchful

Multiple Choice

hurt or sad by something you didn't expect.

• dismay

• disbelief

• features

• watchful

Multiple Choice

parts of your body or personality

• disbelief

• Unique

• features

• watchful

Multiple Choice

one of a kind

• disbelief

• Unique

• features

• watchful

Multiple Choice

look at someone or something closely

• disbelief

• o

• features

• watchful

Multiple Choice

to give something but might be refused or accepted

• disbelief

• offered

• features

• watchful

Multiple Choice

cannot believe something is real

• disbelief

• offered

• features

• watchful

Multiple Choice

How did the setting of the story change from the beginning of the story to the end of the story?

• From a web to the side of the lake.

• From Anansi’s place to the river.

• From Anansi’s place to the bottom of the lake.

• From Anansi’s web to the lake.

Multiple Choice

Who are the three characters mentioned in the story?

• Turtle and Fish

• Anansi and Turtle

• Anansi, Turtle and Fish

• Trutle, Annansi and Fizh

Poll

Do you think that Fish and Turtle's plan taught Anansi a lesson?

• Yes

• No

• Kind of

• I don't know

Multiple Choice

Which theme best fits this story?

• To share

• To not be jealous of what others have

• To trick people

• To be honest

Multiple Choice

Find the word furiously. What is a synonym for the word furiously?

• laughed

• tricked

• angrily

• sputtered

Multiple Choice

What word helps you visualize how Anansi got back to the surface of the lake?

• sank

• sputtered

• tricked

• rocketed

Multiple Choice

Anansi had to grab some rocks to help him _______ to the bottom of the lake.

• float

• swim

• play

• sink

Multiple Choice

Anansi learns it is not nice to trick your ____________________.

• friends

• enemies

• turtles

• fish

Multiple Choice

What is the lesson the author is trying to share with this folktale?

• Help others who are hungry.

• Treat others the way you want to be treated.

• Be careful who you trick.

• Don’t swim too close to the bottom of the lake.

Open Ended

Do you think what Anansi did to Turtle was correct? (Yes or No) Why?

Open Ended

Anansi sent Turtle to wash his hands for the second time. If you were Turtle, would you do it? What would you do?

Open Ended

In your opinion, do you think that tricking Anansi for what it did before was correct? (Yes or no) Why?