The Great Race of Turtle and Bear

1. What does the picture best help the reader understand?

• how Turtle and Bear raced against each other

• how many family members helped Turtle

• that Bear was angry about the race

• that Turtle was faster than Bear

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CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RL.2.7

CCSS.RL.3.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

2. What is the meaning of grouchy as it is used in Paragraph 2?

• .hurt

• lonely

• rude

• happy

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

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CCSS.RL.4.4

3. According to the story, why does Turtle believe Bear is nothing but trouble? Select TWO answers.

• Bear calls Turtle names.

• Bear tries to eat Turtle’s food.

• Bear keeps Turtle awake all winter.

• Bear always complains.

• Bear did not play fair.

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CCSS.RL.1.9

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

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CCSS.RL.5.3

4. 4. What do BOTH Turtle and Bear think is true at the beginning of the story?

• that they will be successful in the race

• that name-calling is wrong

• that turtles can move quickly

• that bears are hungry during winter

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CCSS.RL.1.9

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

5. Which sentence from the story shows the reader that Bear feels surprised that he did NOT win the race?

• "But winter offered very little, making Bear hungry and grouchy." (Paragraph 1)

• "But he thought, that will slow him down even more." (Paragraph 10)

• "Immediately Bear was off, snow flying everywhere." (Paragraph 13)

• "I had no idea you were so speedy." (Paragraph 16)

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

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CCSS.RL.5.3

6. What does Bear do AFTER the race?

• He makes snow fly all over the place.

• He looks for food in the forest.

• He tells Turtle he is sorry.

• He asks Turtle to teach him to swim in a frozen pond.

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

7. What is a moral of the story?

• Be helpful when needed.

• Show kindness to others.

• Listen to family members.

• Answer questions truthfully.

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

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Anansi and Turtle

8. According to the story, why does Anansi invite Turtle to dinner?

• Anansi is Turtle’s good friend.

• Anansi wants to seem polite.

• Anansi wants to ask Turtle for a favor

• Anansi has too much food to eat by himself

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

9. What is the meaning of light as it is used in Paragraph 3?

• not loud

• not heavy

• not serious

• not important

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

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CCSS.RL.4.4

10. Which sentence best describes Turtle’s point of view in the story?

• What goes around comes around.

• A person’s size does not determine their worth.

• We pretend to hate something when we can’t have it.

• Don’t take revenge because it can be harmful to the people you love.

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CCSS.RL.1.9

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

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