3rd Grade Measuring Up Unit 17 Assessment questions

Since this story is a folktale, the reader knows the story --

• includes supernatural characters

• includes magic spells or creatures

• has been passed down over time

• has events that really happened

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.K.5

Which is a key idea from paragraph 2?

• The fox refuses to visit farms.

• The fox does not understand people.

• The fox thinks that people are boring.

• The fox prefers to learn about nature.

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CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

In the story, which of the following events happens first?

• The fox sees the farmer planting wheat.

• The farmer harvests his crop from the field.

• The fox decides to see what humans are like.

• The farmer's wife makes fresh bread from dough.

What is the message of the story?

• Foxes are not actually clever.

• Hard work can be very rewarding.

• Sharing rumors will make you look foolish.

• Do not judge people you don't understand.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.K.5

Which quote best supports the theme of the story?

• It wasn't that far from the meadow, and he wanted to learn about people.

• People must live in the meadows, too, he thought.

• Soon the farmer and his wife were enjoying fresh, warm bread.

• As his mouth watered, the fox finally understood just how wise the farmer really was.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

Paragraph 12 shows the reader that the fox --

• wants to understand the farmer

• is correct that the farmer is foolish

• is going to steal the farmer's bread

• wants to prove how silly humans are

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

What is the best summary of paragraph 4?

• The fox learns that people live on farms.

• The fox thinks that the farm looks like meadows.

• The fox travels to the farm from his meadow.

• The fox sees the farm and decided that humans are just like foxes.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

Which of the following stories would have the same theme as this folktale?

• A mouse spends too much time admiring his reflection in a pond and is caught by a cat.

• Two children become lost in the woods and have to work together to find their way home.

• A squirrel thinks her neighbor is silly for saving food for the winter, but changes her mind when winter comes.

• Three baby elephants are picked on by the other animals, but when they grow up, they protect the animals from a lion.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.K.5

In folktales, the characters often teach things to each other. What is a lesson in this story that the farmer could teach the fox?

• How to use the resources provided by nature.

• Why living inside a house is more comfortable.

• How to identify different consellations.

• Why it is important to work together with other people.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.K.5

What is the author's purpose of this story?

• To demonstrate how wild animals think

• To show readers why they should work hard

• To explain how foxes first learned to visit farms

• To teach readers to wait before saying someone is foolish

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.K.5