Tall Tale Test

How do you know that Thunder Rose is a tall tale?

• It uses exaggerated language and larger than life characters.
• It takes place on a cattle ranch.
• It has cause/effect relationships.
• Thunder Rose is courageous and quick thinking.  

How did Thunder Rose earn her name? (Choose 2)

• She snored very loudly.
• She liked the name Rose and chose it herself.

• She grew roses out of her head on the day she was born.

• It was a family name.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

What is an exaggerated characteristic that Thunder Rose possesses?

• strength
• the ability to calm with her song

• being able to talk at birth

• all of the above

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

What do you learn about Rose?

• She's not ordinary. She has special powers.
• She imagines being a super hero
• She loves to herd cows

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

What message does the author want you to take away from the story Thunder Rose?

• love conquers all things
• that you can do anything as long as you believe in yourself
• second chances only come to those who try

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

What was one effect of the lack of rain?

• the clouds caused heavy storms
• the steer wouldn't move, the were getting angry
• the desperadoes stole the bulls
• the land began to dry, so the bulls ran wild

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

The storms were a result of____

• The bulls stampering
• Rose demanding rain
• Rose, because the clouds were angered with her singing
• The clouds, because they didn't like being told what to do when Rose squeezed the rain out of them

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

The main purpose of the lullaby Rose's parents sang was----

• to sing over things that annoyed them
• it was used to calm things down
• it taught Rose how to handle her anger
• it helped calm down her lasso 

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

What trait best characterizes Rose? 

• Miserable
• Sneaky

• Determined

• Lazy

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

What does the line from the story suggest?
"Suddenly a rotating column of air came whirling and swirling around-"

• a snowstorm has struck the land

• a tornado is apporoaching
• the bulls have begun to stampeed 

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.1