Tug of War Fable Comprehension

1. The setting is a _____.

• forest

• jungle

• house

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

2. The three main characters in this fable are____.

• turtle and hippo

• tiger, turtle, hippo

• turtle, hippo, elephant

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

3. What did turtle like to brag about to the other animals?

• He was strong as a hippo and an elephant.

• He was just as tall as a hippo and an elephant.

• He was just as fast as a hippo and and an elephant.

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

4. What does "brag" mean?

• to talk very quietly

• to show off or talk like you are better than someone else

• to ask too many questions

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

5. How did the elephant and hippo react when they were told what turtle was saying?

• They invited him to a party.

• They got mad at him.

• They laughed.

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

6. How did turtle act when he found out elephant and hippo were laughing at him?

• He got mad.

• He laughed too.

• He threw them a party.

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

7. How did the story describe the elephant?

• big head and giant tusks

• big as a mountain with a trunk long as a river

• small and furry

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

8. The turtle gave both the elephant and hippo a _____ to pull.

• rope

• vine

• book

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CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.2.3F

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

9. While the elephant and hippo were pulling the vine, the turtle was_____.

• swimming in the river

• talking to his friends

• taking a nap

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

10. After the turtle woke up from his nap, he_____.

• snapped the vine

• kept on sleeping

• decided to take a swim

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3