"The Storyteller" by Saki

What is the setting of the "Story-Teller?"

• a train

• a ship

• an airplane

• the country

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CCSS.RL.5.3

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All of the following factors make the train ride unbearable except___

• sorrow

• lack of things to do

• boredom

• steamy and hot

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

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CCSS.RL.7.2

Which answer choice best describes the relationship among the bachelor, the aunt, and the three children in the "Story-Teller?" 

• The bachelor is the children's uncle and the aunt's brother-in-law.

• The bachelor is engaged to the aunt but has never met the children before.

• The bachelor is a neighbor that the children have seen but do not know well.

• The bachelor is a complete stranger to the aunt and the children.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

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The aunt is best described as____

• poor and mistreated

• ordinary and unimaginative

• creative but overworked

• clever and determined

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CCSS.RL.4.3

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The children consider the aunt's story unsatisfactory because ----

• the girl is dreadfully wicked.

• the story is too long.

• the story is boring and a not-so-interesting story.

• the girl is rewarded for being good.

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CCSS.RI.1.4

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CCSS.RL.3.1

Q. What can you most logically infer about from the aunt from the story she tells the children in "The Story-Teller?"

answer choices

• She is afraid of wild animals.

• She does not like pigs.

• She is a positive person.

• She lacks imagination.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

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CCSS.RL.4.4

The children think that the bachelor's story is the most beautiful story they've ever heard because____

• Bertha is rewarded for being good.

• it was short.

• it was not a usual story and had a horrifying ending.

• wolves are dangerous.

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Why did the aunt object to the bachelor's story?

• It was more interesting than her story.

• It was about pigs instead of flowers.

• It was an inappropriate story for children.

• Bertha was not rewarded for her goodness.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

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CCSS.RL.8.1

Q. What happens to Bertha at the end of the story the bachelor tells in "The Story-Teller?"

• She gets lost in the woods.

• She gets eaten by a wolf.

• She escapes from the wolf.

• She receives another medal.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

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Which character in the "Story-Teller" is most likely the story teller referred to in the title?

• Saki

• the bachelor

• the aunt

• Cyril

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4