The Magic FIsh

Read these sentences from "The Magic FIsh".

"Silly man!" said the fisherman's wife. "Why didn't you make the wish!" "Go back and tell the fish I want a pretty house." "Why?" asked the man. "Never mind why" said the Farmer's wife, "Go back and tell the fish I want a pretty house"

What can the reader conclude about the farmer's wife from these sentences?

• She thinks the farmer is funny.

• She is saddened by the farmer's choices

• She is frustrated by the farmer's actions

• She is pleased with the farmer

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of these is a lesson the farmer learns in the story?

• It is better to be grateful than selfish

• Never talk to strangers

• Hard work always pays off

• Helping others in need can be rewarding

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

The wife's actions in paragraph 6 and 7 of the story emphasize that she ---

• feels sympathetic to fish

• is angry with the fisherman

• she is not easily satisfied

• She likes her lifestyle

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.10

How do the wife's actions in paragraph 3 and 4 affect the plot?

• They solve the problem

• They describe what needs to be done to solve the problem

• They are part of the falling action

• They explain how the problem started

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

Why does the fish become angry with the fisherman's wife?

• She is ungrateful

• She didn't give him food

• She was mean to the fisherman

• She didn't ask for the wishes herself

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

The author most likely wrote this folktale to--

• tell an entertaining story

• provide information about fishing

• describe how to solve problems

• To explain how wishes are made

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Read the following sentence from paragraph 7

"The wife was happy to be dressed in gold from head to toe like a statue"

The author uses this sentence to help the reader imagine--

• what the farmer's wife looks like

• how shiny statues are

• how we much money the wife has

• the size of her dress

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

In paragraph 8, the word lamenting means---

• crying

• complaining

• singing

• sleeping

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which sentence or sentences from the story best shows that the farmer's wife is selfish?

• "What does she want this time" asked the magic fish

• "My wife begs a wish from the magic fish"

• “Never mind why,” said his wife. “Go back and tell the fish I want to be queen of the land.”

• She enjoyed being queen for three weeks

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5