" Paul Bunyan" I

The story of Paul Bunyan is a__.

• fairy tale

• tall tale

• myth

• poem

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What was the setting of the story?

• a desert in Africa

• a forest in Maine

• an island in the Atlantic Ocean

• a large city in North America

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Who was the friend that Paul Bunyan found crying for his mother?

• a small baby boy

• an injured deer

• a big baby ox

• an old man

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

Where was Babe when Paul found her?

• by a lake, because "curiosity and lake digging took Paul into Wisconsin."

• in the snow, because "Paul brushed away the snow and discovered a half-frozen, teeth-chattering baby ox.

• near a river, because "With his own crews, he cut down huge trees and floated them on wide rivers to sawmills."

• up a tree, because "The good news was that lumberjacks didn't need to cut down tress."

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CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

What was the author's purpose for writing this story?

• to persuade

• to inform

• to entertain

• to express

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RI.6.6

What was Paul Bunyan's strangest feature as a baby?

• he cried a lot

• he had a beard

• he liked to suck on a pacifier

• he ate a lot

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

What was the effect of Paul Bunyan's crawling as a baby?

• he had sore knees

• he never learned to walk

• he caused an earthquake

• he got into people's belongings

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

How did Paul Bunyan's parents try to solve this problem?

• giving him knee pads

• teaching him to sing

• putting him in a floating cradle

• putting him in a cage

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Why were the gifts that his father gave him before saying good-bye important?

• Paul Bunyan sold them for food.

• Paul Bunyan used the items to help him survive in the wilderness.

• Paul Bunyan traded them with the Native Americans.

• Paul Bunyan lost them in the ocean.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

Based on his actions, you can conclude that Paul Bunyan was...

• gentle and quiet.
  
• angry and violent.
  
• strong and sad.
  
• friendly and helpful.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.1.3