Earth on Turtle's Back/When Grizzlies Walked Upright

"The Earth on Turtle's Back" shows the importance the Onondaga placed on

• dreams

• strength in battle

• respect

• old age

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CCSS.RL.4.9

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"The Earth on Turtle's Back" explains the origin of

• the sky

• the earth

• the sea

• where animals came from

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CCSS.RL.4.9

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Who uprooted the Great Tree?

• the wife

• young men of the Skyland

• the Great Chief

• the turtle

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CCSS.RL.4.9

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Who caught the Wife as she was falling?

• the Duck

• the Muskrat

• the Turtle

• two Swans

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Where do people live at the beginning of the world in "The Earth on Turtle's Back"?

• in an Ocean World under the Ocean

• inside the world, like babies in a womb

• there are no people anywhere

• in a Sky World above the world

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CCSS.RL.4.9

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How does the earth form in "The Earth on Turtle's Back"

• The woman brought dirt with her from Sky World and it fell into the ocean causing it to grow.

• Land already exists before the woman falls.

• The Great Spirit forms it when he steps down from the Sky World and touches the areas he wants to create.

• A muskrat brings soil up from the ocean bottom, and the woman plants the seeds in it.

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CCSS.RL.4.9

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Why does the woman's fall generate concern among the animals?

• They realize she cannot live in the water as they do.

• They realize she is pregnant.

• They realize that she has died.

• They realize she has no family.

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What type of human qualities do the animals exhibit once they respond to the wife of the chief falling down the hole?

• benevolence

• generosity

• kindness

• all three are correct

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According to "The Earth on Turtle's Back," what element of the earth did not exist in the beginning?

• sky

• water

• land

• animals

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CCSS.RL.4.9

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What did the woman bring with her when she fell?

• a handful of seeds

• her husband

• a potato

• a pet turtle

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

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