Kitoto the Mighty Comprehension

What is a folktale?

• a realistic story

• a fictional story

• an example of nonfiction

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

A folktale is passed down orally from one generation to another and shares a theme or lesson about life.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

What is the Plot of a story?

• the big idea or lesson

• the details - what's happening in the story

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

What is Kitoto's conflict?

• he is lost and needs to find his way home

• he is hungry and afraid of the hawk

• he is in search of the elephants to free them

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

What order does Kitoto approach the objects of nature?

• sun, wind, river, mountain

• mountain, wind, sun, river

• river, mountain, wind, sun

• river, sun, wind, mountain

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

Why did the sun say the wind was the most powerful?

• she blows cool breezes

• she gathers the clouds and hides the Savannah

• she makes the tree limbs dance

• she sweeps away trees and rocks

What does the following simile help the reader visualize?

Kitoto peered at the Savannah, small as a nut, far, far below, and felt very grand indeed.

• how hungry Kitoto is

• how high in the sky the mouse is

• how powerful the wind is

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Who does the mountain think is the most powerful creature?

• the creature that is on the mountain top

• the sun who shines so bright

• the river who sweeps away trees

• the creature who chomps away at his roots

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

Inside the mountain, who does Kitoto expect to find inside the tunnels and caves?

• a giant

• a cat

• a groundhot

• a troll

The following sentence is an example of ____.

The walls were cool and smooth and smelled pleasantly.

• a simile

• a metaphor

• imagery

• a hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.5.5