How Grandmother Spider Stole the Sun

What character trait do the Fox, Possum, and Spider all have?

• All three are scared and don't want to help the other animals
• All three are brave, but don't want to help the other animals
• All three are brave and put themselves in danger to help the other animals
• All three are brave and have trouble helping the other animals

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What problem do the animals face at the beginning of the story?

• The sun is always so bright on their part of the world
• The sun is on the other side of the world, so it is very dark
• The sun is on the other side of the world, so it is cold
• The sun is on the other side of the world, so it is bright

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How do they solve the problem of having no light?

• Spider carries a piece of sun back with her and tries to put it in the sky
• Spider carries a piece of the sun back and then loses it
• Spider carries a piece of the sun back and the animals steal it
• Spider carries a piece of the sun back and gets in trouble for stealing

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How does the final illustration add to the story on pg. 281?

• Grandmother Spider's plan worked, but the sun is now too warm for the animals.
• Grandmother Spider's plan worked, and the animals now fight over the sun.
• Grandmother Spider's plan worked, and all of the animals can now benefit from the Sun. 
• Grandmother Spider's plan did not work, and it is still dark.

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Reread pg 281.  How does the author use sensory language?

• The author describes the feathery, beautiful head of Buzzard and the rays of the Sun, which are shaped like Grandmother Spider's web.
• The author describes the feathery, ugly head of Buzzard and the rays of the Sun, which are shaped like Grandmother Spider's web.
• The author describes the bald, beautiful head of Buzzard and the rays of the Sun, which are shaped like Grandmother Spider's web.
• The author describes the bald, ugly head of Buzzard and the rays of the Sun, which are shaped like Grandmother Spider's web.

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Which animals are heroic in this story?

• Grandmother Spider because it was her idea
• All of them because they all try to help each other
• The bear because he is the largest and bravest
• The Buzzard because he helped the animals fly the sun to the sky

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What is the correct meaning of commenced?

• ended, finished

• began, started

• continuing work

• quitting

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What is the correct meaning of exaggeration?

• making something bigger than it is

• making something smaller than it is

• acting in a play

• literal meaning of something

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What is the correct spelling...?

• deades

• deedes

• deeds

• deedies

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What is the correct spelling...?

• herowik

• heroic

• heroik

• hearoic

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