How the Camel Got it's Hump

Which word best describes the main character in this story?

• Generous

• Selfish

• Ugly

• Magical

According to the passage, in paragraph 5, what does eternity mean?

• Greed

• Laziness

• Forever

• For a week

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Where would you most likely find this passage?

• A book of Folktales

• A history book

• An encyclopedia

• A biography book

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

What is the moral or lesson in the story?

• Be careful around young girls.

• Always lend a helping hand.

• Don't help others if you don't want to.

• Always help witches

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

It can be inferred from the passage that the witch ________

• was tired after carrying around a jug of water

• did not like camels

• had magical powers.

• is just a regular girl.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Personification is giving human qualities to things that are not human. How is personification used in this story?

• The camels talk and have feelings

• The camels have a hump on their back

• The witch is mean to the camel

• Camels carry the hump forever

Why did the witch give the camel a hump on his back?

• Because she was a wicked witch and thought camels were ugly

• Because she was powerful and wanted to curse all camels

• Because the camel was being greedy and refused to help her

• Because camels are lazy

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CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

What is a good summary of the story?

• Long ago, there was a camel that didn't want to do work. A witch was mad and gave him a hump because he said she was ugly.

• There once was a camel that was lazy and greedy. The witch needed help. The camel got a hump and has to carry a water jug forever.

• A young girl begged a camel for help and the camel refused. Then a witch came and gave the camel a hump. The camel wanted to carry the heavy load forever.

• There once was a camel that was lazy. One day a young girl was carrying a heavy jug of water and begged the camel for help, but he refused. The young girl turned into an old witch and cursed the camel with a hump where he will have to carry the heavy weight forever because he was so lazy and greedy.

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CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Which one of these is a cause and effect relationship from the story?

• One day a young girl appeared look for some help.

• Suddenly, the young girl turned into a witch.

• Because you refused to help me, I will force you to carry a heavy load on your back for all eternity.

• There once was a camel that didn't want to do any work.

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CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

How does the camel's actions affect the story?

• The camel was lazy and didn't do any work.

• The camel was lazy and greedy, which led to the witch cursing him and giving him a hump to carry a heavy load forever.

• If the camel had given the girl a jug of water, the witch wouldn't have given him the hump.

• The camel lied and made the witch mad and she gave him a hump.

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CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3