Thunder Rose Test

“Thunder Rose” is a tall tale, which is a story with untrue parts described as if they were true. Which detail about Rose helps show that the story is a tall tale?

• She works hard on the ranch.

• She is born in the middle of a storm.

• She makes a building that touches the sky.

During the stampede, Rose vaulted into the air and landed on the back of a bull. What does vaulted mean?

• jumped

• walked

• tossed

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

How do Rose’s parents feel about her?

• They are afraid of her power

• They admire her unusual talents and skills.

• They often wonder why she is so different from other girls.

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

The story says that Rose was not the type of person to bow down under pressure. What does it mean to bow down under pressure?

• think carefully before acting

• give up when things get difficult

• blame others for your weaknesses

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

How does Rose stop the tornadoes?

• She calms them with her song.

• She chases them back to the clouds

• She ties them up with metal rods.

What did Rose do right after she was born?

• Rode a horse

• Sat up, grabbed a lightning bolt and rolled it into a ball.

• Built a building that touched the sky.

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

What did she do as a newborn that also showed she was not your typical baby?

• Danced

• Lassoed the family cat

• Started talking to the doctor and her parents.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

How did she get the name Rose?

• She had lips that were as red as roses

• She told her parents she was partial to the name Rose.

• Her parents had the name picked out before she was born

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

How did Rose like to drink her milk?

• It had to be chocolate milk and really, really cold

• She would pick up a milk can and drink it out of it.

• She would pick up a cow, hold it over her head and drink it straight out of the animal

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Who or what was Cole?

• Her older brother

• A doll she made out of iron

• A lightning bolt she twisted and bent out of scrap iron

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1