Unit 2 USA Review

Which detail explains how Anasi responds to the Sky Keeper's request?

• Anani asks the Sky Keeper for some stories.

• Anansi tells the Sky Keeper some stories.

• Anasi catched Leopard for the Sky Keeper.

• Anasi offers to pay the Sky Keeper money.

Answer explanation

Paragraphs 3 and 11 are evidence.

Based on his actions in the story, which character trait best describes Anansi?

• kind

• jealous

• clever

• greedy

Answer explanation

Paragraph 7- tied Snake to the branch

Paragraph 8- dug a hole and made a net

Paragraph 10- trapped the bees in the pot after he told them it was raining

What does the word relate mean and it is used in paragraph 12?

"He then rewarded Anasni with all the world's stories, and that is how I am able to relate this story to you today."

• listen

• trade

• tell

• connect

Answer explanation

Paragraph 12- it says able and to you, showing how the story is being told.

Which sentence from the passage uses a simile to describe something?

• "Snake lay down next to the branch but kept wiggling as snakes do."

• "Leopard twisted and turned like an eel, but he could not escape."

• " When he got to the beehive, he threw the water at the hive."

• "The Bees flew out, buzzling wildly."

Answer explanation

"Leopard twisted and turned like an eel"

compares Leopard twisting to an eel twisting. It uses "like" so it has to be a simile.

How does the illustration help the reader understand the characters? Select two answers.

• It shows what Anansi looks like when he is tying Snake.

• It shows where Anansi picked the stick up from.

• It shows how Anansi ties Snake to the stick.

• It shows why Anansi wants to trick Snake.

• It shows how Anansi carries Snake to the Sky Keeper.

Answer explanation

You see the characters Anansi and Snake. In paragraph 7 it talks about how Anansi ties Snake to the branch.

Which two details could be used to create a summary of the story?

• The name of Anansi's youngest son is Intikuma.

• Anansi decided to hide a pot of knowledge at the top of the tree.

• Anansi's son watches as he climbs the tallest tree in the jungle.

• Anansi was glad to hear her son's good idea.

• When Anansi throws down the pot, it breaks and the wisdom flies out.

Answer explanation

A summary is the MOST IMPORTANT parts of the story retold in order. Paragraph 3 shows how Anansi tried to hide the pot, and paragraph 5 shows how threw the pot down because he felt his son knew more than him.

What does possessed mean as it is used in paragraph 1?

• searched

• spent

• owned

• invented

Answer explanation

In paragraph 1 it says " Long ago, Anansi possessed all of the world's wisdom. The Sky Keeper had given the knowledge to Anansi and told him to share it with everyone."

This shows the knowledge was given to him and he has it. Once I used the try on shoes strategy and tried out each word in the sentence, I knew owned was correct because it was the only one that made sense.

What is Anansi's motivation in this story?

• to share wisdom with the rest of the world

• to keep all of the world's wisdom to himself

• to pass along the world's wisdom to his son

• to find where the world's wisdom is hidden

Answer explanation

Motivation is why a character does something. Anansi wants to keep the wisdom to himself. In paragraph 1 it says that he didn't want to share the wisdom and he put it in a big pot to keep for himself. When he begins to worry someone to steal it, he decides to hide it. (Paragraphs 2 and 3).

What goes in the Next blank?

• He feels proud.

• He starts to worry.

• He gets a great idea.

• He becomes angry.

• He is selfish.

Answer explanation

Paragraph 2 shows that he began to worry after paragraph 1 showed he put the wisdom in the pot for himself.

What goes in the Next box?

• He feels proud.

• He starts to worry.

• He gets a great idea.

• He becomes angry.

• He is selfish.

Answer explanation

Paragraph 5 shows that after he heard his son's suggestion he became angry and threw the pot on the ground because he didn't see the point to have all of the wisdom if his son was smarter than he was.