The Witches (Report #1)

Which family member is the narrator closest to during the story?

• Grandmother

• Grandfather

• Mother

• Father

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is the word closest in meaning of the underlined word in the following book passage?

"I myself had two separate encounters with witches before I was 8 years old. From the first, I escaped unharmed, but on the second I was not so lucky."

• Hurt

• Injured

• Safe

• Scared

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What happened to the parents of the narrator at the beginning of the story?

• They died in a car accident

• They went on a vacation

• They abandoned their son

• They went to work

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the narrator's grandmother?

• She knew a lot of stories about witches

• She loved her grandson

• She hated her grandson

• She lived in Norway

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

What is the meaning of the underlined phrase in the following passage?

"The curtains were never drawn in that house, and through the windows I could see huge snowflakes..."

• The curtains were opened

• The curtains were closed

• There were no curtains

• There were many curtains

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

The grandma tells a story about Ranghild, a child who disappeared after "the tall lady in white gloves" took him by the hand. What can you infer about this lady based on the nature of the story?

• She was a witch

• She didn't exist

• She was Ranghild's mom

• She was a police officer

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

According to the grandma's story about Solveg, what happened to her after she ate an apple?

• She became part of a painting

• She fell asleep

• She grew ten times her height

• She became a witch

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Which of the following statements is true regarding Solveg's life in the picture?

• She grew older in the picture

• She never moved in the picture

• She escaped the picture

• She didn't go in the picture

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

What happened to Birgit according to the grandma's story?

• She turned into a white large chicken

• She turned into an iguana

• She turned into a cat

• She turned into a small gold fish

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

What happened to Harald according to the grandma's story?

• He turned into stone

• He turned into plastic

• He turned into glass

• He turned into water

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3