iReady Unit RL.3.2 The Lost Camel

Why do the merchants think the man they meet on the road is a thief?

• A. The man knows that a camel is missing from their camp.
• B. The man is carrying bags of wheat and a jar of honey.
• C. The man tells them where to find the camel.
• D. The man gives them a perfect description of the camel. 

Part B. Choose the 2 sentences that best support the answer to part 1.
A. "The man told them he had not seen the camel, but he was sure he could tell them where the came was to be found."

• Yes
• No

Part B.
B. "Was the camel carrying a load? they asked?"

• Yes
• No

Part B.
C. "He was carrying bags of wheat on his left side and a large jar of honey on his right side."

• Yes
• No

Part B.
D. "Furthermore, the camel is blind in one eye and he has a missing tooth."

• Yes
• No

Part B
E. "You probably have hidden our camel and intend to steal him!"

• Yes
• No

Part B.
F. "But I have lived in this land a long time and there are some things I know!"

• Yes
• No

2. Number the evens from the str in the order in which they happen.

• 1, 2, 4, 3, 5
• 3, 1, 5, 2, 4 
• 3, 1, 4, 2, 5
• 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

3. Part A
How do the merchants learn the man is not a thief?

• A. They find the camel where the man said it would be.
• B. The man tells them he is not a thief, and they believe him.
• C. The man tells them what the camel is carrying and what it looks like. 
• The man explains how he used clues to describe the camel. 

3. Part B
Underline the sentence in paragraph 14 the best supports the answer to part A. 

• And so they went off to look for the camel,
• and they found him near the palace where the man said he had seen the signs.
• There were very pleased to find their lost camel,
• and they rewarded the man who had been so clever.