Magic Mitti

Who is telling the story?

• a narrator

• Amma

• Appa

• Nutan

Answer explanation

This story is told by a narrator. Third person point of view is told using pronouns such as "he" and "his", which the author uses throughout the story.

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Read the sentences from paragraph 4.

He pushes, pounds, and rolls the clay with open hands and closes fists. Thump, boom, whump!

Why does the author use the words, "Thump, boom, whump!"?

• to show that making clay is difficult

• to show that the clay is getting softer

• to tell what it sounds like when Nutan works

• to tell that Nutan is having fun while he works

Answer explanation

This is an example of an onomatopoeia. An onomatopoeia is a type of figurative language. The words imitate a sound.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Read the sentence from paragraph 11.

Appa puts his firm hands over Nutan's to calm him into learning a softer touch.

What does the -er at the end of softer tell about Nutan's touch?

• His touch is less soft than it was before.

• His touch is more soft than it was before.

• His touch is most soft than it has been.

• His touch is the least soft that it has been.

Answer explanation

Adding the suffix -er to a root word means that you are doing something more than something else.

Example:

Root word soft

softer- more soft

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CCSS.RF.2.4

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

Read the sentence from paragraph 11.

Nutan tries to to keep his excitement under control so he does not make another mistake.

Think about the suffix -ment. What is the meaning of excitement?

• an event that is exciting

• a story that is not exciting

• the condition of being excited

• a person who cannot be excited

Answer explanation

The suffix -ment means the result of an action. So having excitement occurs because you were excited.

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

What happens in Magic Mitti? Put the events in order they occur in the story. Type ABCD in the correct order:

A. Nutan goes to school.

B. Nutan makes his own clay lamps

C. Nutan prepares clay for his father

D. Nutan watches his father make clay lamps.

Answer explanation

The correct order is:

CDBA

C. Nutan prepares clay for his father (paragraph 4)

D. Nutan watches his father make clay lamps. (paragraph 7)

B. Ntuan makes his own clay lamps. (paragraph 11)

A. Nutan goes to school. (paragraph 13)

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Which sentence would the author most likely agree with?

• Pottery making is simple to learn.

• Nutan is as good as his father at making lamps.

• Lamps are the most beautiful objects to make from clay.

• Pottery making is an important part of each day for Nutan.

Answer explanation

It takes practice to make pottery and Nutan works hard everyday to do it on his own.

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CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Which sentence from the story best supports the correct answer from the previous questions.

• In this part of the city, many people practice pottery (paragraph 8)

• "Calm down and try again," says Appa. (paragraph 10)

• The clay finished for the day, Amma carries the rest of the lamps out to dry. (paragraph 12)

• "And just like you, I'll always keep time for my pottery". (paragraph 16)

Answer explanation

This sentence shows that Nutan is going tp set aside time to practice his pottery. This shows that it is important to him.

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CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2