Why the Sky is Far Away - Comprehension Test (V2)

Folktales come from a particular country or culture. Why the Sky is Far Away was first told by

• the Ebira tribe of Nigeria

• the Bini tribe of Nigeria

• the Igbo tribe of Nigeria

• the Yoruba tribe of Nigeria

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CCSS.RL.3.1

Why the Sky is Far Away is at least _______ years old.

• 100

• 300

• 500

• 800

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CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Why was the sky important to the people?

• It provided them with sunlight

• It provided them with food

• It provided them with shelter

• It provided them with love

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What caused the sky to grow unhappy and angry?

• The people were wasteful

• The people took more than they could possibly eat

• The people threw the leftovers onto garbage heaps

• All answers

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CCSS.RL.3.1

How did the sky warn the Oba and his people?

• The sky would no longer provide them with its gifts

• The sky would break apart

• The sky would only provide them with meat stew

• The sky would darken

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CCSS.RL.3.1

Why was the Oba worried during the festival?

• He was afraid the people would not want to celebrate his power

• He was afraid the people would not have fun

• He was afraid the people might forget the sky's warning

• All answers

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CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.3

Which sentence from the text shows Adese was never satisfied?

• She had 11 children of her own

• She wore all the weighty coral necklaces her husband had bought her, but she still craved more

• She could barely move

• She loved to eat

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CCSS.RL.3.3

What problem does Adese have?

• She cannot finish her piece of the sky

• She cannot find any food in the sky

• She does not like the taste of the sky

• She does not know the wish of the sky

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CCSS.RL.3.1

Which of the following BEST explains how Adese tried to solve her problem?

• She buried the leftover in the garbage bin at the back of her house

• She called her husband

• She woke the children

• The neighbors were called

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CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.3

Why did the sky leave and move far away?

• The people were not satisfied with the food from the sky

• The people wanted to plow the land and gather their own crops

• The sky became tired of providing the people with food that they would waste

• The people treated the sky with respect

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CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2