G3 Comprehension Questions

What is the genre of Anansi Learns a Lesson?

• Personal Narrative

• Folktale

• Realistic Fiction

• Historical Fiction

How does turtle feel after Anansi eats half of the bananas?

• Happy

• Excited

• Angry

• satisfied

Who helps Turtle play a trick on Anansi?

• Grasshopper

• mouse

• bear

• fish

What does Anansi do while Turtle was washing his hands?

• Anansi eats half of the bananas

• Anansi goes home

• Anansi sinks to the bottom of the lake

• Anansi swims to the bottom of the lake

Turtle thought that the __________ looked very delicious.

• Raspberries

• Apples

• Bananas

• Potato chips

How does Turtle trick Anansi?

• Turtle destroys Anansi’s home

• Turtle brings Anansi home

• Turtle interferes with Anansi eating the raspberries

• Turtle eats all of the bananas

What is the lesson of the story?

• Treat others like you want to be treated.

• Work together to solve problem

• What comes around goes around

• All of the above

Anansi is a very good swimmer.

• True

• False

What is the genre of Sailing to America?

• Science Fiction

• Historical fiction

• Fantasy

Whose dream was it for the family to immigrate to America?

• Nora’s

• Uncle Sean’s

• Mama and Da’s

• Danny