5th Reading Unit 4a 2017-2018

In line 1, the word grave means - 

• a place to bury someone who has died
• serious
• humorous
• to carve into an object

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

The poet organizes the poem by - 

• explaining the reasons why the snake was angry at the tribe
• listing the effects of the snake's anger
• comparing the maid's experiences to the snake's experiences
• presenting the order of events as they happened to the maid

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

What can the reader conclude about the God of Thunder, Hinum?

• He had a great fondness for the maid.
• He was valued and was kind to all creatures.
• He was annoyed by having to keep rescuing the maid.
• He was angry at the maid's tribe. 

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

The poet mentions the tribe's troubles at the beginning of the poem to help the reader understand - 

• that the maid was going to fall in love
• why the God of Thunder was angry
• the importance of the maid's sacrifice to save her tribe
• the river being important to the setting

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

What is the purpose of this folktale?

• to explain how thunder and lightning ended up in the sky
• to tell why thunder and lightning were animals
• to compare thunder and lightning
• to provide facts about thunder and lightning 

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Lightning's actions in paragraph 2 and 3 support the message that - 

• Lightning is helpful to the Earth
• It is too dangerous for Lightning to live on Earth
• People don't like Lightning
• Lightning does damage on accident

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

From the events in the story, what can the reader conclude about the sheep, Thunder?

• She is proud of the way her son is acting.
• She becomes mad at the kind for making them move.
• She enjoys being on the Earth with the people.
• She is frustrated with her son, Lightning.

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

In paragraph 4, what does the word banished mean?

• asked to leave
• encouraged to leave
• forced to leave
• given the choice to leave

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

What is one difference between the poem and the folktale?

• In the poem, the maid was saved by the God of Thunder.  In the folktale, Lightning is saved by his mother, Thunder.
• In the poem, the maid is punished by the God of Thunder.  In the folktale, Lightning is saved by the king.
• In the poem, the maid is harming her people.  In the folktale, Lightning is trying to help the people.
• In the poem, the maid is trying to help her people.  In the folktale, Lightning is harming the people. 

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Both the poem and the folktale end with - 

• an explanation of something occurring in nature
• the main characters living happily ever after
• an unresolved problem
• the beginning of a new problem

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9