Trister Tales/Compare & Contrast

1. What is a synonym for the word suspect as it is used in the following sentence:

2. He'll never suspect I'm here!

• fishy

• questionable

• criminal

• guess

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Is the lion a trickster in the tale "The Lion and the Mouse"?

• yes

• no

• occassionally

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

The lion is not a trickster because ...

• The lion is funny.

• The lion is too large an animal.

• The lion doesn't outwit the mouse.

• The story is too short.

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

What inference can you make about the lion from the sentence

"The lion laughed so hard he dropped the mouse who ran."

• The lion thought the mouse was absurd.

• The lion trusted the mouse.

• The lion was kind and didn't hurt other animals.

• The lion was going to hunt the mouse later.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

How are the mouse and the lion different?

• The mouse and lion need help.

• The mouse talks and the lion does not.

• The mouse is active and the lion is sleeping.

• The lion helps the mouse but the mouse doesn't help the lion.

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Which sentence from the passage supports the answer that the mouse is active and the lion is sleeping.

• At this thought, the lion smiled.

• So the mouse climbed up onto the lion's tail, scurried across its back, slid down its leg and leapt off of its paw.

• The mouse began nibbling at a rope until it broke and the lion was freed.

• You are so small! How could you ever be able to help me?

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

What important detail shows that the lion is thankful for the mouse?

• The mouse began nibbling on the rope.

• Hunters appeared and set up a trap made of ropes.

• The lion roared and pushed and pulled.

• Dear friend, I was foolish to ridicule you for being so small.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

In "The Dove & the Ant", what is a synonym for the word cooed

as it is used in the following:

A dove heard the ant and cooed from a perch in a nearby tree.

• said softly

• sent

• yelled

• hooted

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

What detail shows the dove is kind and not a trickster?

• The dove flew away from the hunter.

• The dove dropped the twig next to the ant.

• The dove cooed from a perch in a nearby tree.

• The dove acted quickly to save the Ant.

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

What is similar about the mouse and the ant in both stories?

• They both are tricksters.

• They both can not be trusted.

• They both help a larger animal stay safe from humans.

• They both are starving.

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CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9