2nd and 3rd Crow and Pitcher Passage

What does the Crow find?

• a pitcher with a lot of water in it

• a pitcher with a little water in it

• a pitcher with no water in it

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

What problem does the Crow have with the pitcher?

• The Crow cannot reach the water in the pitcher.

• The Crow cannot lift the pitcher with his beak.

• The Crow cannot flip the pitcher over.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Read these sentences from the text.

"Then an idea came to him. Picking up some small pebbles, he dropped them into the pitcher one by one. With each pebble the water rose a little higher until at last it was near enough so he could drink."

Based on the evidence, what idea comes to the Crow?

• to tip the pitcher and drink the water as it flows out

• to ask another bird to help him get the water from the pitcher

• to drop pebbles into the pitcher to make the water rise

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

The Crow is a good problem solver. What evidence in the text supports this conclusion?

• The Crow finds a pitcher with a little water.

• The Crow feels as if he will die of thirst.

• The Crow figures out how to reach the water in the pitcher.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

What is the theme (lesson or moral) of this story?

• Some problems cannot be solved.

• A good idea can solve a difficult problem.

• The best way to solve a problem is to ask for help.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

Read this sentence from the text.

"In a spell of dry weather, when the Birds could find very little to drink, a thirsty Crow found a pitcher with a little water in it.

What does the word "spell" probably mean here?

• time

• magic

• thee order of letters in a word

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4