Unit 8 Week 2 Quiz

Which of these are key events in the story? Select two answers.

• Old Man became worried about his people.

• Duck dove below the waters.

• All of the animals rejoiced.

• Otter left quickly to perform his task.

• Duck brought soil back to Old Man.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

How did Old Man and Old Woman survive the flood?

• They lived above the clouds.

• They moved to higher ground.

• They were creatures of the water.

• They were saved by the gods.

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Choose a sentence from the story that supports your answer to Question 2 (How did Old Man and Old Woman survive the flood).

• Only Old Man, Old Woman, and all the animals were safe from the floodwaters, for they had fled to the highest mountain.

• The rest of the land was underwater and no longer visible.

• Old Man because worried about his people, so he decided to ask the creatures of the water to bring back the land for all the Blackfoot people.

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

Which sentence belongs in a summary of key events?

• This all happened a long, long time ago.

• Muskrat was eager to help Old man and Old Woman.

• Duck had webbed feet that helped him carry things.

• Old Man placed the soil on the water and made land.

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CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

In paragraph 4, the word visible comes from a root word that means--

• to hear

• to see

• to go or stop

• shape

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What does this simile from paragraph 3 suggest? "But the floodwater was like a pool with no bottom, so Otter failed."

• The water was too deep for Otter.

• Otter did not like swimming pools.

• The water had very steep sides.

• Otter could not get into the water.

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CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.10

What was the main problem cause by the flood?

• Old Man and Old Woman became lonely.

• There were no animals left in the world.

• The Blackfoot people had nowhere to live.

• Otter and Muskrat failed in their tasks.

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What does this simile from paragraph 4 mean? "But the waters were like tunnels with no end, so Muskrat did not succeed."

• The waters were cold and dark.

• Muskrat got caught in a tunnel.

• The waters did not seem to end.

• Muskrat was scared of the dark.

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CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.10

Which sentence in the passage supports the inference that Old Man was determined to save the Blackfoot people?

• "Only Old Man, Old Woman, and all the animals were safe from the floodwaters, for they had fled to the highest mountain."

• "First, Old Man sent Otter to bring back some soil from the world below."

• "Next, Old man sent Muskrat to bring back some soil from the world below."

• "Old Man would not admit defeat, however."

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Choose the sentence from the story that contains a simile.

• "Old Man would not admit defeat, however."

• "He proceeded to send Duck down to Earth, telling him to bring back some soil from the world below."

• "He dove below the waters, brought up the dirt, and returned to the mountain."

• "He carried the soil like precious eggs on his webbed feet."

• "When they saw the soil, Old Man, Old Woman, and all the animals rejoiced.

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.10