Why the Sky is far away?

What is the genre of this story?

• fairy tale

• legend

• folktale

• fable

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CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Which country does this story come from?

• Canada

• Mexico

• Nigeria

• India

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CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

What is the setting of this story?

• A long time ago in a village in America.

• Twenty years ago in an African village

• A long time ago in an African village

• Today in a village in Africa

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Why didn't the men, women, and children have to plant crops, harvest crops, or cook their meals?

• They didn't like to plant, harvest, or cook.

• They could reach up and eat a piece of the sky.

• They had servants that did everything for them.

• They ate from trees and wild plants.

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CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

Who is speaking on page 67 when it says, "Oba! Mighty one! Your people have wasted my gifts. I am tired of seeing myself n heaps of garbage everywhere. I warn you. Do not waste my gifts any longer, or they will no longer be yours."

• The Villagers

• Adese

• The Sky

• The King named Oba

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Why were the villagers having a festival?

• They were celebrating the power of Oba.

• They were celebrating Christmas.

• They were celebrating the festival of dancing.

• They were celebrating the sky.

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CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RF.4.4C

Adese tried to give away her last piece of sky when she was full. Who did she try to give it to? Which sequence is correct?

• husband -children -neighbors -more neighbors

• She didn't offer it to anyone.

• neighbors -more neighbors -children -husband

• children -husband -neighbors

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RF.2.4C

What did Adese do with the leftover piece of sky?

• She threw it on top of a garbage pile.

• She decided to go ahead and eat it.

• She hid it in her kitchen.

• She buried it in the garbage bin at the back of her house.

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CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

What did the sky do to punish the villagers?

• It sailed upward, far out of their reach.

• It sailed upward, but it came back the next day.

• It stayed low, but it no longer produced food for the villagers.

• It gave them a third warning.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

What is the meaning of "preparations"?

• a loud boom

• very exciting

• activities to get ready for something

• very wonderful or beautiful

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4