Minn of the Mississippi Comprehension Check

How do you know that this story is a fictional text?

• The story tells the thoughts and feelings of a turtle named Minn. The story includes descriptive details to describe how people and other animals see Min.

• This text is not a fictional text.

• This text gives facts and details about snapping turtles which makes it an informational text, not a fictional text.

• This story is a true story of a person who got bit by a snapping turtle.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.1

What are some elements that are found in this fictional story?

• Characters, People, Facts

• Characters, Setting, Plot

• Characters, Cause and Effect Details

• Description of setting, Facts, and Opinions

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

The author most likely wrote this selection to—

• a) convince readers to save the turtles

• b) teach the readers about the dangers that snapping turtles face every day

• c) entertain the reader with a story about a turtle surviving her adventures down the Mississippi River

• d) explain why the Mississippi River is the best location for turtles to live

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.8

Choose ALL of the choices that give the definition of "main idea" below.

• the most important thing about a topic

• the BIG idea

• what the passage is mostly about

• smaller pieces of information

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

Which of the following is the most correct chronological summary of the story?

• Minn hisses at other animals, she gets caught in the rapids, she then hibernates, and then swims in a swimming hole.

• Minn starts her life, takes over a swimming hole, then Minn hibernates and becomes a better swimmer.

• Minn starts her life, navigates the stream, and hibernates. Minn's life becomes in danger when she is caught in the rapids and falls.

• Minn starts her life, navigates the stream, and hibernates. Minn gets bigger and searches for food on land. Minn takes control of her environment and becomes vicious.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.2

What was Minn's problem?

• Minn was lonely.

• Minn was worried about burrowing in the deep mud.

• Minn was a cold-blooded reptile that depended on warm air to stay active.

• Minn wanted the otter and mink to help Minn out.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.3

How did Minn solve her problem?

• Minn needed to make friends.

• Minn snapped her jaw to collect food.

• Minn felt a new spring warmth.

• Minn burrowed deep in the mud to stay warm.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

How does Minn change over the course of the story?

• Minn has more friends by the end of the story.

• Minn stays the same throughout the story. Minn is a snapping turtle at the beginning and end of the story.

• In the beginning, Minn is small and helpless. She sees the ducks as "monsters". In the end, Minn gets more confidence and she becomes vicious.

• Minn is strong and confident but becomes weak as the story progresses.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

The author uses figurative language in paragraph 4 to—

• a) illustrate what is felt like for Minn to being tossed against the boulders in the river

• b) demonstrate the sounds of the rushing water of the rapids

• c) help the reader visualize the cawing of the crows

• d) help the reader understand why Minn was having to travel down the Mississippi River

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.4

What clues from the text helped you determine the meaning of the word "cawing"?

• The text says, "Crows were shouting, shrieking, shattering the silence."

• The text says, "Ducks were ripping the surface with spread feet."

• The text says, "Minn hated the cold."

• The text says, "Crows dotted the trees."

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.4