The Storytellers Candle

Why won't Titi Maria enter the tall building with the inviting windows? (Reread page 171)

• She doesn't understand what the people inside are saying

• She doesn't have time since she is on her way to another place

• She doesn't have enough money to buy things that are sold there

• She doesn't think it is polite to enter unless she is asked to come inside

What should the children do when Mrs. Belpre' blows out the candle? (Reread page 176)

• put on a puppet show

• tell a different story

• invite a friend

• make a wish

Don Ramón offers to make a stage because he was a carpenter in Puerto Rico. What does a carpenter do?

• plans how buildings will look

• builds things out of wood

• acts in movies

• writes plays

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Why did the author write the "Introduction" before beginning the story?

• to show how Three Kings' Day is honored in both Puerto Rico and America

• to talk about people who returned to Puerto Rico during the Great Depression

• to tell the reader that there was a real Puerto Rican woman who did good work in El Barrio

• to help the reader see that the cold weather in New York City is like the weather in Puerto Rico

Which sentence states the most important message from the story?

• Hard work often pays off

• it is good to be with friends

• a play can teach a serious story

• Everyone is welcome at the library

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

If something is __________, it is thin.

• large

• big

• slender

• small

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

If you are ____________, you are thoughtful and brave.

• fearful

• gallant

• goofy

• grown up

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

If you _________ in, you said something to agree with what someone else said.

• interrupted

• chimed

• broke

• stepped

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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 things that are done to get ready for an event are _____________.

• guests

• chores

• necessary

• preparations

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

If a flame __________, it gave off light that moved in an unsteady way.

• flickered

• burnt out

• lit

• extinguished

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4