The Blind Men and the Elephant

Why does the guide take the men who are blind to the forest?

• to teach them about the birds of India

• to help them become friends

• to teach them about elephants

• to help them learn about trees

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Which detail describes the setting of the story?

• They heard parrots call. They listen to monkeys screech.

• They wanted to learn about elephants. So they hired a guide to help them.

• He asked the men to change places and feel again. Then he asked a second time.

• The guide told the men to feel the animal. What is it like? he asked.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

Why are the perspectives of the men who are blind different?

• Each one has a different reason for being in the forest.

• Some of the men think the guide is lying.

• Each one feels a different part of the elephant.

• Some of the men think the elephant is dangerous.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.1.9

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.K.9

Read the sentence from the story.

"An elephant is like the firm trunk of a tree"

What is the meaning of firm as it is used in paragraph 9?

• great in size

• hard or solid

• real or honest

• curved or rounded

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Who are the characters in the story?

• a group of blind men

• a guide

• a group of blind men and a guide

• parrots, monkeys and elephants

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

What is the setting of the story?

• In a forest in Africa

• In a forest in India

• In a forest

• India

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

What was the problem in the story?

• The blind men could not see.

• The blind men wanted to learn about parrots.

• The blind men wanted to learn about monkeys.

• The blind men wanted to learn about elephants.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

What was the solution to the problem?

• The men learned that they had to work together to learn about elephants.

• The blind men read a book about elephants.

• The guide told them about elephants.

• The blind men and the guide walked in the forest.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.K.6

What is the theme of this story?

• Long ago, a group of men who are blind lived in India

• An elephant is like the firm trunk of a tree.

• Each man was sure he knew the true nature of the elephant

• No one person knows what we all know together.

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

Which word has the same vowel sound as new?

• clap

• club

• cent

• clue

Tags

CCSS.RF.1.2A

CCSS.RF.2.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.K.1D

CCSS.RF.K.2A