MAP Prep Lesson 1: Supporting Statements

Where can you find the answer to the question in the first stanza?

• In the first stanza

• In the fourth stanza

• In the last stanza

• The poet does not answer the question

What would be an appropriate title for the story?

• "Cunning Tony"

• "The Thieves"

• "The Well"

• "A Clever Idea"

What did Tony secretly ask his son to do?

• To put the clothes in the box

• To put the jewels in the box

• To put the papers in the box

• To put large stones in the box

The fruit trees got enough water because________.

• The thieves drew the water from the well and poured it onto the ground.

• The thieves did not draw the water from the well.

• The thieves watered the garden.

• Tony watered the garden.

What happened to the thieves as they were trying to open the box?

• They found the jewels.

• They were caught red-handed.

• They did not find the box.

• They took the money.

What is the main purpose of the first paragraph in the story?

• It introduces us to the story and the characters in the story.

• It introduces use to the situation in the story.

• It lays the setting or the foundation for the story.

• All of the above

Which detail in the story tells us that the country was going through a difficult time?

• Once there was a severe drought.

• There was little water in Tony's well.

• He shouted out to his son, "My son, because of the drought, money has become scarce."

• All of the above

What happened when the king was away?

• There was a storm, and it smashes the glass cupboard.

• The people in the palace accidentally broke the glass cupboard.

• Some of the thieves broke into the palace and stole the glass cupboard.

• None of the above

What did the thieves take out of the cupboard?

• They took out bags of gold.

• They took out bags of silver.

• They took out bags of diamonds.

• They took out bags of stones.

• They forgot to take out everything that was in the cupboard every time.

• They forgot to break the cupboard each time something out.

• They forgot to take out the jewels.

• They forgot to put something back each time they took something out.