Legends Paired Passage Quiz

Anansi's Main Problem is that he

• wants to becomes friends with Nyame but the snake is dangerous

• struggles to win the trust and respect of people in the village

• must find a way to get the worlds stories from Nyame

• has to figure out a clever way to trap the stinging hornets in the ground

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

The myth explains how the

• Ashanti people began to worship spiders

• powerful snake gained control of an Ashanti village

• Ashanti people came to believe in fairies

• custom of storytelling developed among the Ashanti

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Which earlier event hints at how the people will respond to the boys first story?

• The boy agrees to trade the sack of food for a story

• The people gather around to hear the boy retell the Great Stones Story

• The boy thanks the Great Stone for telling him the story

• The boy forgets his cold and hunger while listening to the Great stone

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

This Native American myth most likely comes from a time when

• a magic stone spoke to a child

• food was scarce for the tribe

• people who did not know any stories

• snow feel for the first ime

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Which sentence belongs in the box.

• Myths were told only to children

• Myths contain many obvious ties

• Myths explain what the world used to be like.

• Myths contain usual characters.

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Which of the following best summarizes these two selections.

• In these myths characters trick each other to get what they want. There is a lot of magic in each story and they are both very interesting.

• People in these myths are very sad until someone tells them a good story. All people enjoy stories if they are entertaining and have interesting characters.

• These myths each include a character who brings the art of storytelling to his or her people. The community finds wisdom and entertainment in the stories.

• Characters in a myth are not real people. Animals stories are important than people because the stories are about magic and not real life.

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9