Making Connections
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5th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Read the play The King of Sharks:
Characters
Shark King
Princess
Shark Prince
Villagers
Narrator
Scene 1
Princess is swimming in the ocean, singing.
Narrator: Once, long ago, there lived a beautiful princess on the island of Hawai'i. She loved the ocean, and every morning, she swam in the warm water. While she swam, she sang songs about her love for the deep, blue water and her gratitude for the gentle waves.
Princess: Oh, how I love the ocean. I never want to live anywhere else. If I could not see the beauty of the blue water or hear the sound of the waves, my heart would break.
Princess sees a huge shark fin approaching. Frightened, she swims for shore.
Narrator: One day, the king of the sharks heard the princess's song. Enchanted by her voice and her love for the ocean, he decided that he must meet her. Seeing how frightened she was of his true form, the shark king transformed himself into a human, with a magical cloak of scales in all the colors of the sea.
Princess watches in amazement as a prince in a cloak of many-colored scales steps out of the water and offers her his hand.
Shark King: Dearest Princess, I am so pleased to finally meet you. I have heard your songs many times, and I, too, love the ocean. It is my home.
Princess: Please, come with me to meet my family. They will be amazed to see you.
Exit princess and shark king.
Scene 2
Princess sits by a deep pool on the beach. A large home built into a cliff face is behind her. She holds a baby on her lap. In the pool, a large shark circles.
Narrator: After some time, the shark king and the princess were married. They lived together happily, and they had a son. Sadly, the enchantment that made the shark king human could not last forever.
Shark king emerges from the pool in human form. He removes his cloak and lays it at the princess's feet.
Shark King: My dearest one, I must return home to the ocean now. I will leave this magical cloak for our son. Whenever he wears it, he will be safe from all harm. One day, he will come to find me in his true home, under the waves.
Shark king jumps back into the pool and disappears down into its depths. The princess wraps the baby in the cloak.
Scene 3
Young man with a birthmark in the shape of shark teeth on his back is hiding behind some trees, listening to fishermen talk.
Narrator: The shark prince grew up. He became a strong young man who looked just like the other young men of the village, except for the strange birthmark on his back.
Fisherman 1: I hear there is good fishing out at the cove. I will head there tomorrow morning at first light.
Fisherman 2: I will join you! Be sure you don't mention where you are going to anyone else. It will mean more fish for us!
Fisherman 1: I won't tell a soul. You must have said something last time. There were hardly any fish left.
Narrator: The prince often listened to where the village fishermen planned to go, and he would always get there first to eat his fill of the delicious fish. With his father's cloak around his shoulders, the prince could transform into a shark whenever he chose. The fishermen were becoming suspicious.
Exit fishermen. Prince creeps down to the water's edge and wraps the cloak around his shoulders before jumping into the sea. A shark fin can be seen heading out into the water. Enter fishermen.
Fisherman 1: I knew it! That trickster boy has been stealing our fish.
Fisherman 2: It's not right, using magic to rob honest people of food and a living.
Fisherman 1: He must go.
Scene 4
Fishermen and other villagers are crowded around the pool outside the princess's house. The princess and her son stand in front of them.
Princess: It is time for my son to join his father in the ocean.
Prince: I'm very sorry for all the trouble I've caused.
Villagers: Back to the ocean with you!
Prince: I promise to never take more than my share of the fish again.
Prince hugs his mother goodbye and wraps the cloak around his shoulders. He jumps into the pool and swims down so deep that no one can see him. Far off, out in the ocean, a huge shark fin can be seen bobbing above the water. Soon, a smaller fin joins it.
Narrator: The shark prince joined his father in the ocean, and to this day, the sharks never take more than their share of the fish.
How does the princess feel when she sees a huge shark approaching her?
She is angry about seeing the shark.
She is excited to see the shark.
She is frightened of the shark.
She is uninterested in seeing the shark.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.10
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.4.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Read the story Hummingbird and Heron:
Many years ago, when the world was so young that the sun was still new in the sky, there lived two friends. Heron was large and slow, with a long, gangly neck and big, floppy wings. Hummingbird was tiny and swift, with wings that moved so quickly that they buzzed and a slender beak as sleek as a needle.
Heron and Hummingbird both loved to eat fish from the river. Every morning, Heron would fish to her heart's content, eating until her stomach was so round and heavy that she had to waddle back to shore. Every afternoon, Hummingbird would fish and feast until he was so heavy that his tiny, buzzing wings could no longer keep him in the air. Heron and Hummingbird thought they were the luckiest birds in the world.
One afternoon, Hummingbird did not catch as many fish as usual. He fished and he fished, but his line came up empty more times than it ever had before. He flew to Heron's house.
"Heron! Heron!" he called. "Why have you eaten all the fish?"
Heron bustled to her door, angry and surprised at her friend's accusation.
"Me? Eat all the fish?" she squawked. "I barely caught anything this morning! My poor stomach has been growling all day."
The two birds began to argue over who had eaten more fish. Finally, Hummingbird raised his wing to stop the debate.
"I do not think there are enough fish left in the river for both of us," he said. "Let's have a race. Whoever reaches the dead tree on the other side of the hills first owns all the fish. The loser has to find something else to eat."
Heron agreed. They prepared to race. Hummingbird was certain that he would win. He watched Heron as she awkwardly stretched her wings and prepared to fly. This will be like catching fish in a barrel, he thought with a grin.
Hummingbird zoomed past Heron as soon as the race began. He flew so far ahead that he lost sight of her behind him. He slowed down as he passed a patch of wildflowers. They smelled so sweet that he had to stop and look at them more closely. Hummingbird just had to try some of their nectar. He drank until his belly was heavy and his eyelids drooped. Perhaps just a short nap, he thought, as he settled himself into a nest of soft leaves.
It was late in the day when Hummingbird woke up. He stretched his wings and glanced at the sky. He could just make out the shape of Heron, flying slowly but surely toward the dead tree. She was almost done with the race! Hummingbird zipped into the air and flew as fast as he could, but it was too late. Heron reached the tree first. From that day forward, Heron owned the fish, and Hummingbird lived on nectar.
Select the sentence from the story that supports the inference that Heron is hungry.
He could just make out the shape of Heron, flying slowly but surely toward the dead tree.
"Why have you eaten all the fish?"
"My poor stomach has been growling all day."
The two birds began to argue over who had eaten more fish.
Tags
CCSS.RL.1.10
CCSS.RL.2.2
CCSS.RL.3.2
CCSS.RL.K.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Read the excerpt from the play The King of Sharks:
Scene 4
Fishermen and other villagers are crowded around the pool outside the princess's house. The princess and her son stand in front of them.
Princess: It is time for my son to join his father in the ocean.
Prince: I'm very sorry for all the trouble I've caused.
Villagers: Back to the ocean with you!
Prince: I promise to never take more than my share of the fish again.
Prince hugs his mother goodbye and wraps the cloak around his shoulders. He jumps into the pool and swims down so deep that no one can see him. Far off, out in the ocean, a huge shark fin can be seen bobbing above the water. Soon, a smaller fin joins it.
Narrator: The shark prince joined his father in the ocean, and to this day, the sharks never take more than their share of the fish.
What is the theme of scene 4 of the play The King of Sharks?
Be willing to let others go.
Forgiveness leads to healing.
Only take what you need.
People find it hard to forgive.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.10
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.4.10
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Read the excerpt from the play The King of Sharks:
Scene 4
Fishermen and other villagers are crowded around the pool outside the princess's house. The princess and her son stand in front of them.
Princess: It is time for my son to join his father in the ocean.
Prince: I'm very sorry for all the trouble I've caused.
Villagers: Back to the ocean with you!
Prince: I promise to never take more than my share of the fish again.
Prince hugs his mother goodbye and wraps the cloak around his shoulders. He jumps into the pool and swims down so deep that no one can see him. Far off, out in the ocean, a huge shark fin can be seen bobbing above the water. Soon, a smaller fin joins it.
Narrator: The shark prince joined his father in the ocean, and to this day, the sharks never take more than their share of the fish.
Select the details that best support the theme of scene 4 of the play The King of Sharks.
Prince hugs his mother goodbye and wraps the cloak around his shoulders.
Prince: I promise to never take more than my share of the fish again.
Prince: I'm very sorry for all the trouble I've caused.
The princess and her son stand in front of them.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.10
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.7
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Read the excerpt from the play The King of Sharks:
Scene 4
Fishermen and other villagers are crowded around the pool outside the princess's house. The princess and her son stand in front of them.
Princess: It is time for my son to join his father in the ocean.
Prince: I'm very sorry for all the trouble I've caused.
Villagers: Back to the ocean with you!
Prince: I promise to never take more than my share of the fish again.
Prince hugs his mother goodbye and wraps the cloak around his shoulders. He jumps into the pool and swims down so deep that no one can see him. Far off, out in the ocean, a huge shark fin can be seen bobbing above the water. Soon, a smaller fin joins it.
Narrator: The shark prince joined his father in the ocean, and to this day, the sharks never take more than their share of the fish.
Which of these paragraphs best summarizes scene 4 of the play The King of Sharks?
After the fishermen discovered that the shark prince was stealing the fish, the shark prince wanted to apologize, but the villagers insisted that he return to the ocean. So, the princess said goodbye to her son, and the shark prince put on his magical cloak and swam away to his father. From then on, sharks only ate their share of fish.
After the fishermen discovered that the shark prince was stealing the fish, the shark prince wanted to apologize. He told them that he was very sorry for stealing the fish. His mother sent him to the ocean to be with his father.
Fishermen and other villagers were crowded around the pool outside the princess's house. The princess and her son stood in front of them. The prince hugged his mother goodbye and wrapped the cloak around his shoulders. The shark prince joined his father in the ocean, and to this day, the sharks never take more than their share of the fish.
When the fishermen discovered that the shark prince was stealing the fish, the villagers gathered around the princess's house. They were angry and wanted action. The shark prince would return to the ocean.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.10
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.4.10
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Read the excerpt from the play The King of Sharks:
Scene 4
Fishermen and other villagers are crowded around the pool outside the princess's house. The princess and her son stand in front of them.
Princess: It is time for my son to join his father in the ocean.
Prince: I'm very sorry for all the trouble I've caused.
Villagers: Back to the ocean with you!
Prince: I promise to never take more than my share of the fish again.
Prince hugs his mother goodbye and wraps the cloak around his shoulders. He jumps into the pool and swims down so deep that no one can see him. Far off, out in the ocean, a huge shark fin can be seen bobbing above the water. Soon, a smaller fin joins it.
Narrator: The shark prince joined his father in the ocean, and to this day, the sharks never take more than their share of the fish.
How might the theme change if the shark prince was angry and vowed to eat the fish of the villagers who banished him?
The theme might be family ties should be treasured.
The theme might be love is the most powerful force.
The theme might be possessions need to be guarded with care.
The theme might be unforgiveness has bitter consequences.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.4.2
CCSS.RL.4.9
CCSS.RL.5.9
CCSS.RL.6.2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Read the excerpt from the play The King of Sharks:
Prince hugs his mother goodbye and wraps the cloak around his shoulders. He jumps into the pool and swims down so deep that no one can see him. Far off, out in the ocean, a huge shark fin can be seen bobbing above the water. Soon, a smaller fin joins it.
Narrator: The shark prince joined his father in the ocean, and to this day, the sharks never take more than their share of the fish.
What is similar about the fates of the shark king and the shark prince?
They both live the rest of their lives as humans.
They both live the rest of their lives as sharks.
They both reside in huts on a deserted island.
They both return to the princess's house secretly.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.10
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RL.6.10
CCSS.RL.4.6
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