The Grasshopper & The Bell Cricket MC Review

Read paragraph 12. The description of the boy’s actions suggests that the —  

•   grasshopper is actually a cricket 

•   boy has a special feeling about the girl

•   boy is going to read his name on the girl’s kimono

•   girl is about to show off her superior knowledge of insects

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

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Read the following sentences from paragraphs 21–22.

By the light of his beautiful many-colored lantern, also held up at eye level, he glanced at the girl’s face. Oh, I thought. I felt slightly jealous of the boy, and sheepish. How silly of me not to have understood his actions until now!

These sentences give readers a clue about the boy’s motives in ignoring his classmates’ requests for the grasshopper, advancing the theme of —

•   following social customs

•   creating cultural objects

•   budding young love

•   making new discoveries

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Examine the literary device the author uses in paragraph 26. Which sentence best explains the meaning of the figurative language?

•   Through metaphor, the author implies that sometimes plain bushes hide the greatest treasures.

•   Through simile, the author implies that a man is likely to encounter a common woman he treats like a rare one.

•   Through metaphor, the author implies that rare women may appear to be common unless you look closer.

•   Through simile, the author implies that only the wittiest people will know which bushes to look in for rare insects.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

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Which piece of evidence from the story helps you infer that Japanese culture values beautiful, handmade items?

•   The children take great pride in the lanterns they create.

•   The children make sure that everyone has a lantern to hunt insects.

•   The lanterns the children make intensify the shadows of the bushes.

•   The lanterns the children make are of various colors, sizes, and shapes.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Read the following statements about “The Grasshopper and the Bell Cricket.” Indicate which statements are about the setting of the story, which are about one of the themes, and which are about both setting and theme.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

How do the boy’s actions in paragraphs 7–15 contribute to a theme of the story?

•   He isn’t sure he wants to give up the insect, underscoring a theme about making difficult decisions.

•   He is holding out on the children to make his offer seem more valuable, underscoring a theme about greed.

•   He is deciding whether the insect is a grasshopper or a bell cricket, underscoring a theme about battling indecision.

•   He is waiting for the girl he is fond of to come over, underscoring a theme about the first stirrings of romantic love.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2