Power Hour 45 The Crow and the Pitcher

What does the Crow find?

• A. a pitcher with a lot of water in it

• B. a pitcher with a little water in it

• C. a pitcher with no water in it

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

What problem does the Crow have with the pitcher?

• A. The Crow cannot reach the water in the pitcher.

• B. The Crow cannot lift the pitcher with his beak.

• C. The Crow cannot tip the pitcher over.

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Read these sentences about the Crow 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 this evidence, what idea comes to the Crow?

• A. the idea of tipping the pitcher over and drinking the water as it flows out

• B. the idea of asking another bird to help him get the water out of the pitcher

• C. the idea of dropping pebbles into the pitcher to make the water rise

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

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

• A. The Crow finds a pitcher with a little water in it.

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

• C. 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 of this story?

• A. Some problems cannot be solved.

• B. A good idea can solve a difficult problem.

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

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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?

• A. time

• B. magic

• C. the order of letters in a word

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Read this sentence from the text: With each pebble the water rose a little higher until at last it was near enough so he could drink. What does the word "it" refer to in this sentence?

• A. pebble

• B. water

• C. he

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

What does the Crow drop into the pitcher?

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

What effect do the pebbles have on the water in the pitcher?

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

Describe the Crow based on his actions in the story.

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.K.3