The People Could Fly

Where is "The People Could Fly" set?

• at Valley Fair
• in a shopping mall
• a Northern town in 1775
• on a Southern cotton plantation

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

I tried not to __________ my new sweater.

• croon

• glinty

• shuffle

• snag

Some elder people _____________ when they walk.

• snag
• shuffle
• glinty
• croon

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Singers know how to _________ out a song.

• snag
• glinty
• croon
• shuffle

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

How does Toby help the slaves who fall from the heat?

• by lifting them over his head
• by bringing them water
• by doing their work for them
• by giving them the power to fly

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

The Driver's job is to

• make the slaves move faster
• take care of the horses
• drive the Overseer around
• run the farm machinery

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Which sentence shows how people might talk?

• "They say the people could fly."
• "Too crowded, don't you know."
• "The folks were full of misery, then."
• "They must wait for a chance to run."

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

To the slaves in the folk tale, flying meant

• returning to Africa
• being pains for their work
• moving to another plantation
• escaping from slavery

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Which sentence would you need to include in a summary of the folk tale?

• The people were kept as slaves.
• The Master was a hard lump of clay.
• Sarah wore a dress of sackcloth.
• The flyers looked like black crows.

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

To croon is to

• sigh loudly
• argue politely
• sing softly
• weep openly

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4