The Traveling Musicians - Fiction Review 1

Which word best describes how all the animals feel at the beginning of the story?

• Useless

• Dejected

• Cheerless

• Gloomy

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

Read this sentence from paragraph 1.

His master, therefore, was tired of keeping him and began to think of putting an end to him; but the donkey, who saw that some mischief was in the wind, took himself slyly off, and began his journey towards the great city...

What can the reader infer about the donkey in this sentence?

• He was afraid of being eaten, so he attacked his owner.

• He did not like his master, so he decided to run away

• He knew his owner was going to kill him, so he snuck away.

• He saw his master making mischief, so he turned him in

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CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.K.5

What is the meaning of contrive in paragraph 5?

• Create a plan

• To scare away

• Join together

• Use your talents

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the primary theme of the story?

• Greed can have harmful consequences

• It is important to be different

• You grow useless with age

• Together you can achieve more

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

The author included quotations, making the animals talk, in the story to -

• explain why the animals join together

• emphasize the difficult situation of each animal

• demonstrate how the animals will survive

• show how each animal feels about their situation

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Which words from paragraph 6 help the reader understand the meaning of hearth?

• up on the

• before the

• warm ashes

• perched upon

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which of the following is the best summary of the story?

• One day a donkey believed that his master was going to kill him because he was old and no longer useful. He decided to run away and become a musician in the great city. On his way, he met a dog, cat, and rooster in the same situation. They all decided to join the donkey. On their journey, they found a house full of robbers. The four animals created a plan and scared off the robbers. When one robber returned, they were again frightened by the animals, believing them to be supernatural beings. The animals were content and stayed in the house

• One day a donkey, cat, and rooster, all found themselves old and unwanted by their masters. They decided to run away and become musicians in the great city. On their journey, they found a house full of robbers. The four friends came together and scared off the robbers. Then they lived happily ever after in the house.

• One day a donkey believed that his master was going to kill him because he was old and no longer useful. He decided to run away and become a musician in the great city. He decided to join up with a dog, cat, and rooster. However, along the way to the great city, they found a house. They scared off the people and stayed in the house for the rest of their lives.

• One day a donkey, cat, and rooster, all found themselves old and unwanted by their masters. Each of them believed their master was going to kill them, so they ran away to save their lives. The four animals then found one another and made a plan to become musicians in the great city. On their journey, they found a house full of robbers. The four friends came together, standing on top of each other. This terrible sight scared off the robbers. So then, the four friends lived happily ever after in the house.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

Which sentence from the story points out the irony found in the story?

• The robbers, who had been not a little frightened by the opening concert, had now no doubt that some frightful hobgoblin had broken in upon them, and scampered away as fast as they could.

• When all was ready a signal was given, and they began their music

• As soon as they had satisfied themselves, they put out the lights, and each once more sought out a resting-place to his own liking.

• But the cat, not understanding this joke, sprang at his face, and spat, and scratched at him.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the main problem in the story?

• The robbers are in the house, and the animals want them out.

• The animals are lazy, and their masters want to get rid of them.

• The animals have become old and unable to survive alone.

• The masters are ungrateful and do not keep their animals.

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

Which sentence suggests that the animals were starving?

• 'Why,' said the rooster, 'I was just now saying that we should have fine weather for our washing-day, and yet to my mistress and the cook don't thank me for my pains, but threaten to cut off my head tomorrow, and make broth of me for the guests that are coming on Sunday!'

• 'Besides,' added the dog, 'I should not be the worse for a bone or two, or a bit of meat.'

• 'Why, I see a table spread with all kinds of good things, and robbers sitting round it making merry.'

• The coast once clear, our travelers soon sat down and dispatched what the robbers had left, with as much eagerness as if they had not expected to eat again for a month.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.8.1