Fiction Comprehensive Check

Which detail from Paragraph 1 best supports the theme of the story?

• The folktale takes place long ago

• The brolgas are birds that live along the river

• Kanikiya likes to wear a scarlet ribbon

• Kanikiya has a talent that is recognized by others

Read this sentence from the story. "They understand my sorrow, Kanikiya thought, the knowledge warming her." What does the phrase "the knowledge warming her" suggest?

• a feeling of comfort

• a feeling of anger

• sadness and disappointment

• wisdom and clear thinking

What does the word "mournful" mean as it is used in paragraph 7?

• angry

• nervous

• bored

• sad

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which sentence from the story best shows how a character's actions help to develop the story?

• "You must not leave the camp until the brolgas have left." (paragraph 6)

• "She wove baskets from the reeds the other children collected" (paragraph 7)

• " Slipping out of the camp, she rushed down the riverbank to dance with the cranes." (paragraph 8)

• " her mother looked for her throughout the camp and, not finding her there, searched near the river." (paragraph 9)

Which statement best describes how Kanikiya changes from the beginning of the story to the end of the story?

• She realized that she must leave her home to find happiness

• She discovers that the birds love her more than she loves them

• She learns that the most important thing is to obey the rules

• She is frightened by camp tales and then sees that they are untrue.

Which detail would be most important to include in a summary of the story?

• Kanikiya feels like she must dance.

• Kanikiya weaves baskets

• Kanikiya is often seen near the river by others

• Kanikiya's mother tells her a story about a girl

What was the author's purpose in writing this text?

• entertain

• persuade

• inform

How would the story be different if told from the mother's perspective?

• the reader would have agreed that Kanikiya's dancing was the most beautiful in the land

• the reader would have been proud to see the ribbon on the crane

• the reader would have wanted to argue with the town's people

• the reader would have been concerned for or annoyed by Kanikiya's laziness

How does the author's use of figurative language in the last sentence of paragraph one help the reader better understand the text?

• the metaphor shows how graceful a dancer Kanikiya is compared to the river

• the simile creates an image of Kanikiya dancing gracefully in the reader's mind

• the use of personification helps the reader picture the river as a marathon runner

• the use of an idiom creates a picture of Kanikiya dancing

What point of view is the story told in?

• 1st Person

• 2nd Person

• 3rd Person