The Algonquin Cinderella/Yeh-Shen

Which folktale element is included in Yeh-Shen? 

• A pumpkin that turns into a carriage 
• A talking fish 
• A talking horse 
• A fairy godmother 

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

How many step-sisters does Yeh-Shen have? 

• 1 
• 4
• 3
• 5

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

What does Yeh-Shen accidentally leave behind at the festival? 

• A glass slipper 
• A feathered cloak 
• A golden shoe 
• Fish bones 

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CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

What happened to the Yeh-Shen's stepmother and stepsisters? 

• The king allowed them to come into the palace. 
• They were never heard from again. 
• Legend says they were crushed by rocks. 

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CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

Where did Yeh-Shen discover her missing golden shoe? 

• A pavilion
• At the festival 
• On the mountain
• In the palace 

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Which sentence uses the word undaunted correctly? 

• The girl gave her undaunted speech to the class. 
• Undaunted, the girl gave her speech in front of the class. 

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Yeh-Shen is the Chinese version of which folktale? 

• Snow White
• Sleeping Beauty
• Beauty and the Beast
• Cinderella 

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

What is an example of conflict from the story?

• Yeh-Shen's stepmother does not give her enough food.
• She does not have enough chores to do.
• Yeh-Shen had a pet fish.

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Which events listed below are in the correct order from the beginning of the story to the end?

• Stepmother kills the fish./Yeh-Shen loses a golden slipper at the feast./Yeh-Shen asks for clothes to wear to the feast./Wise old man appears and tells Yeh-Shen the fish bones will grant her desires.

• Stepmother kills the fish./Wise old man appears and tells Yeh-Shen the fish bones will grant her desires./Yeh-Shen asks for clothes to wear to the feast./Yeh-Shen loses a golden slipper at the feast.

• Yeh-Shen loses a golden slipper at the feast./Wise old man appears and tells Yeh-Shen the fish bones will grant her desires./Yeh-Shen loses a golden slipper at the feast./Stepmother kills the fish

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What does Yeh-Shen's stepmother do to trick the fish?

• The stepmother brought the fish food to eat.

• She put a spell on the fish.

• She wears a coat so the fish will believe it is Yeh-Shen.

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CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7