The Turtle and the Monkey

What type of genre (category) is this book?

• Folktale

• Action

• Realistic Fiction

• Science Fiction

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CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

Turtle found the banana tree, but what was her problem?

• It was in the water and she didn't know how to swim.

• She couldn't get it up on higher ground.

• She was too slow to get it before the other animals.

• She was too big to reach the bananas.

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

What happened to Turtle's part of the banana tree?

• It was stolen by a hungry monkey.

• It was chopped down and used as firewood.

• It came back to life after he planted the roots.

• It was eaten by a school of hungry fish.

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

​ (a)   is the trickster in the story. ​ ​ (b)   is the one who is tricked.

• Turtle
• Monkey

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

What is one trick that Turtle plays on Monkey?​ (a)  

• Turtle pretends to be afraid the water.
• Turtle eats all the bananas.
• Turtle plants the tree with no roots.

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Why was turtle mad that she put thorns and prickers around the tree?

• Monkey wouldn't share any bananas with her.

• Turtle was mad because the thorns and prickers made it difficult for her to climb the tree.

• Turtle was mad because Monkey didn't eat any bananas.

• Turtle was mad because there were no more bananas.

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

What message did you learn from this trickster tale?

• It's important to always be on the lookout for new opportunities to deceive.

• You should always lie and cheat to get what you want.

• It's okay to take advantage of people for your own gain.

• You should not be greedy with what you have.

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9