The Big Wind Comprehension

What is the genre of our story?

• fairy tale

• tall tale

• fable

• play

What were McBroom and his family doing when the wind came along?

• playing outside

• shingling the roof

• cooking dinner

• gardening

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

Which clue shows this story was exaggerated?

• The nails grew half an inch when planted

• McBroom was doing yard work

• The wind was blowing hard

• There were animals on the farm

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

What did the family use to hold the door shut?

• A table

• The soil

• Biscuits

• A fence post

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What figurative language does the author use in this sentence: The clothesline was already beginning to whip around like a jump rope.

• alliteration

• hyperbole

• simile

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Which figurative language is used in this sentence: A prairie wind has no manners at all.

• hyperbole

• personification

• idiom

• simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

There are two sides to every __________________.

• story

• house

• burger

• flapjack

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

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"Be brave, my lambs!" I shouted. Hold tight!

--What is the definition of lambs as it is used in the story?

• four-legged animal with wool

• animal that says "baaah"

• children

• a big wind

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

"The wind blew all night, and the next morning that bear was still jumping rope." This is an example of _____________________.

• metaphor

• idiom

• alliteration

• personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

What is the father's (McBroom's) first name?

• Will

• Hester

• Josh

• Broom

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1