Why the Sky Is Far Away A Nigerian Folktale

Part A: What is the theme of the passage?

• It is important to take only what is needed and will be used.

• Individuals may feel hurt if others do not have respect for them.

• It is best to provide plenty of food for guests to eat at a party.

• One should be careful to avoid making a mess when eating.

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Part B--Which quotation from the passage BEST supports the correct answer to Part A:

• "The people came in gorgeous robes. Music played, and everyone danced. Soon the people became hungry and started to eat. The food was so delicious that they ate and ate until everything was gone" (paragraph 11)

• "What they couldn't stuff into themselves, they threw on the garbage heap." (paragraph 12)

• "'People of the earth,' the sky boomed, 'you are wasteful and greedy. I warned you. I will no longer give you food. You will have to work to eat.'" (paragraph 14)

• "The sky sailed up high above the earth, far out of the tallest person."

  (paragraph 15)

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3. Read the sentence from paragraph 13: Thunder rumbled and roared, and fearsome knives of lightning sliced through the sky.

4. What does the author mean by the metaphor in the sentence?

• The lightning bolts cut the sky into smaller pieces for the people to eat.

• The lightning bolts made the sky look incredibly bright.

• The lightning bolts were dangerous to anyone standing near them.

• The lightning bolts looked frightening in the dark sky.

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In which two ways did the people of the kingdom change at the festival? Select TWO answers.

• They realized it would be easier to make and grow their own food.

• They understood the importance of eating only enough food to feel full.

• They threw food that they could not eat onto the garbage heap.

• They discovered new ways of shaping pieces of the sky into food.

• They desired more food from the sky regardless of the consequences.

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How does the narrator's point of view influence how events are described?

• It allows the reader to understand the sky's inner thoughts regarding how the king ignored the greediness of his people.

• It allows the reader to understand the king's confusion when the sky warned him about the greediness of his people.

• It allows the reader to understand the actions and feelings of the sky when people became greedy and wasteful with food again.

• It allows the reader to understand the reasons why the people in the kingdom celebrated the sky with a festival each year.

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