Pinduli Comprehension Check

The hyenas are nocturnal. What does this mean?

• They eat only meat.

• They travel in large groups for protection.

• They sleep during the day and hunt at night.

• They take care of their young.

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

The dogs made fun of Pinduli's ears saying they looked like the ears of....

• a giraffe

• an elephant

• a zebra

• an owl

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

Why did Pinduli raise up her mane when she saw lion?

• to give off a smell

• to camouflage

• to appear larger and to try and intimidate the lion

• to coward down

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

As each animal made fun of Pinduli she tried harder to do what?

• disappear

• become invisible

• avoid other animals

• to play with them

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

Why did all the animals think Pinduli was a ghost?

• She was so embarrassed that she turned pale.

• She fell into a can of paint.

• She fell into a snake's hole.

• She rolled in dirt and it stuck to her wet fur.

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

How did Pinduli prove to be sneaky?

• A. She asked for food from all the animals in turn for protection.

• B. She kept the dirt on and pretended to be a ghost forever.

• C. She got the animals to confess to being mean to each other.

• D. Both A and C are correct.

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

How did Pinduili and her mother's lives end up changing for the better?

• They moved right next door.

• They lost their home.

• They no longer spent hours hunting for food and were always full.

• They were chased by the other animals everyday.

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

The animals ended up apologizing to each other and committing to being kinder to each other.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

What are some of Pinduli's physical character traits?

• big ears, tail, furry, hyena, brown eyes

• kind, sneaky, lovable, curious

• mad, hurt, embarrassed, sad

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

What are some of Pinduli's personality character traits?

• kbig ears, pretty, spots on her back

• happy, sad, hurt, frustrated

• kind, tricky, wise, nice

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3