The Night the Moon Fell

The genre of this story is:

• realistic fiction

• informational text

• myth

• expository text

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What was Luna?

• star

• person

• fish

• moon

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Where did Luna fall to?

• ground

• on a star

• sandy bottom of the sea

• on the moon

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Who were Luna's friends?

• children

• fish

• stars

• sharks

The little fish helped patch up Luna with their:

• silvery glue

• tails

• friendship

• water

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Luna ________ back up from the bottom of the sea.

• swam

• floated

• ran

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This story in nature is made to explain:

• why the moon seems to disappear and reappear

• that the moon can talk

• that fish are helpful

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CCSS.RL.4.9

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What does the myth explain about nature?

• How the fish made the ocean beautiful
• How the octopus scared the moon
• How the moon shines it's light
• How to sing a song to make someone happy

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What is the theme of this myth?

• You can always be friends with different people.
• Teamwork can help make anything possible.
• It is better to live in the sky than in the sea

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CCSS.RL.4.9

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What happened at the end of the story?

• Luna returned to the sky.

• Luna was round again.

• Luna was glued back together by the slivers from the fish.

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