"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

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

The Iroquois were

• A group of storytellers

• A place to tell stories

• A type of tree

• A Native American tribe

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

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.”

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

How are stories told today?

• On TV

• Through books

• Through Social Media

• All of these

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6