The Polar Bear Son Comprehension

At the beginning of the book, how did the Old Woman feel?

• angry

• lonely

• content

• joyful

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

What does the Old Woman do that many people would think is foolish?

• give the bear to her neighbor

• take the bear into her home

• feed him what little meat she did have

• left him where she found him

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

What custom did the Inuit people have that we see in the book?

• oldest son was in charge of hunting

• no hunting on Sundays

• sharing meat and furs with the village

• bringing gifts to the polar bear

What eventually makes the village men angry?

• the old woman laughs at them

• the old woman will not share food or furs

• they are hungry

• they are jealous of Kunikdjuaq

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Why does the old woman send the polar bear away?

• he hurt a child in the village

• she thought the village men would kill him

• he kept eating all the food she had

• there was a law against keeping polar bears

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Why do you think sending the polar bear away was especially hard for the old woman?

• she did not have any family

• she thought of the polar bear like her own son

• he provided her with food

• she did not have enough room for him

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What weapon did the Inuit people use to hunt with?

• gun

• knife

• spear

• bow and arrow

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

Why was the spear the weapon of choice for the Inuit people when hunting?

• The meat didn't fall into the water.

• Spears were easier to use than guns.

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Kunikdjuaq is faithful to the old woman even after she sends him away.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3