"How the Stories Came to Be" Assessment

What is the setting of the text?

• Near the ocean

• Around a fire

• In a wigwam

• In the forest

What does the storyteller want the people to do?

• Cook food on the fire

• Go back to their wigwams

• Gather around the fire

• Tell the stories to their children

The Iroquois were

• A group of storytellers

• A place to tell stories

• A type of tree

• A Native American tribe

Read this sentence from the story:

This meant, “Come, gather round, and I will tell a story.”

What does the word "gather" mean?

• To jump very far or very high

• To come together to the same place at the same time

• To tell a story

• To cook a meal

What is the main idea of the story?

• Stories can be kept alive by sharing them with others

• The most important job in the Iroquois tribe was the storyteller

• People do not tell stories anymore

• Stories can help people stay close to one another

What does the quote “the forests and rivers of the Iroquois grew white with his breath” show us about the setting?

• It is summertime

• It is nighttime

• It is morning

• It is wintertime

Which line from the story shows us how the Iroquois pass the stories to new generations? (generations: generaciones, أجيال, প্রজন্মের)

• Then, every tribe of the Iroquois had its storyteller

• They told these wonderful things to their children, and their children in turn told them to their children

• This meant that they were glad to hear the story.

• This meant, “Come, gather round, and I will tell a story.”

How does the storyteller make the Iroquois people come together?

• He builds a fire to keep them warm

• He lives in a wigwam

• He walks around during the winter

• He asks them to gather around and tells them stories

Read this line from the story:

"And as the flames leaped and chased one another along the fire trail, they would listen to these wonder stories..."

What is the best meaning of the word 'Leaped'?

• Jumped very high or far

• come together to the 1 place at the same time

• tell stories

• cook food

How are stories told today?

• On TV

• Through books

• Through Social Media

• All of these