Two Bad Ants

At the edge of the forest stood a mountain. To the ants it looked like one but it was really a 

• blade of grass
• house
• coffee cup
• silver spoon

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

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CCSS.RL.4.6

Why did the ants think that the sky was gone when they were inside the mountain?

• All thy could see was the ceiling of the rooms
• It was dark outside 
• They were blinded by the lights
• They were too young to see 

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

The ants were very nervous when they were in an unnatural place. Nervous means ________

• frightened
• scared
• jittery
• all of the above

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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 tiny insects were plunged into a wet, dark chamber with food. This chamber was a ___________

• tunnel
• garbage disposal
• house
• can

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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 ants made a discovery- discovery means

• to weigh something down
• the action of finding something
• to put something somewhere
• to hide something

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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 ants were on a long journey-journey means to 

• go on a long trip
• find something
• see a relative
• see something

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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 familiar sound the ants heard was 

• the queen making noises 
• the footsteps of their fellow insects
• the sounds in the kitchen
• the roar of thunder 

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

What could be a good lesson for the two ants?

• Never go in the grass. 
• Do what you are meant to do, follow the rules
• Keep traveling and get lost 
• Always be adventurous and never follow the path

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

What word does the author use instead of faucet, which is where the water comes out of?

• fountain, a waterfall from a silver tube
• a gray, shiny spicket
• a hard round diskus
• a tall wonderful forest 

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

In the story, a sea of crystals was spotted. What are the crystals?

• Jewels
• Beads
• Sugar