Grandma and the Great Gourd Comprehension Test

What genre is this story?

• traditional folktale

• fiction

• Biography

• informational text

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Grandma and the great Gourd is a Folktale because-

• it is a story shared among people about their culture.

• has enchanted characters with powers

• explains something about nature

• can be real

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Sound words like ghue-ghue, doom-doom, khut-khut-khut are called

• funny words

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

• similies

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

How would you BEST describe the setting (where the story takes place) of the story?

• In a little hut in a village next to a deep, dark jungle

• In a little hut in a village next to a deep, dark jungle in India.

• In a little village in India

• In a deep, dark jungle

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

Grandma didn't mind living near the jungle because she--

• had two loyal dogs to protect her

• loved the sounds

• liked to feed the animals that came to her garden

• had become friends with the king of the jungle

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Why does Grandma decide to make the dangerous trip to visit her daughter?

• She likes adventures.

• She wanted to see fierce animals.

• She missed her daughter.

• Her daughter forced her to go visit.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

How did grandma know her daughter missed her?

• She sent her an email

• She sent her dogs to visit her

• The fox told her

• The daughter wrote her a letter.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Who are the main characters in the story?

• Fox, Black Bear, Tiger, and Elephant

• Fox, Black Bear, Grandma, and Daughter

• Fox, Black Bear, Tiger, Grandma, and Daughter

• Fox, Black Bear, Tiger, Grandma, and Elephant

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

What problem did Grandma face at the beginning of the story?

• She did not have anyone to feed her dogs if she went to visit her daughter.

• Her daughter lived very far away and she did want to walk so far.

• She didn't have anyone to take care of her garden and her vegetable would spoil.

• She encountered many fierce animals that wanted to eat her.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

How was grandma feeling when she encountered the fox?

• Happy

• Prideful

• Angry

• Fearful

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3