"The Fox and the Apple Tree" STAAR Prep #3

Read lines 2 and 3 from the play.

Which statement best describes the characters' behavior? (5.8B)

• The stork mocks the fox, but the fox seems generous.

• The stork admires the fox, and the fox feels he is important.

• The stork is suspicious of the fox, and the fox defends himself.

• The stork acts playful towards the fox, but the fox acts unfriendly.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

To get help from the stork, the fox needs to - (5.8B)

• seek his aid in a nice manner

• stop biting and attacking him

• stop making fun of how he looks

• give him some apples as a reward

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Which sentences from lines 10 through 18 of the play show that the fox thinks the toads are nasty beasts who are not very elegant? Select TWO answers. (5.8B)

• Box #1

• Box #2

• Box #3

• Box #4

• Box #5

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Why is the fox unwillingly to share the apples? (5.8C)

• He believes they are rotten.

• He only cares about what he wants

• He does not think the others will like them.

• He does not think they are enough for everyone.

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Compared to the other characters, the fox can be best described as - (5.8B)

• clumsy, because he cannot climb the apple tree

• mean, because he would rather have other friends

• proud, because he thinks he is better than everyone else

• intelligent, because he does not need to rely on the others

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Read line 26 from the play.

Which meaning of plucks is used in these lines? (5.3B)

• Flicks

• Jerks

• Removes

• Steals

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

PART A: According to line 27 of the play, the stork believes that he and the toads should - (5.8A)

• learn to be more like the fox

• try to listen when others speak

• act the way they advise others to act

• perform a speech they have written for the fox

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

PART B: Which sentence best shows that the characters are following this advice?

• The stork and the toads listen to the fox.

• The fox apologizes for leaving the apple tree

• The stork and the toads eat apples together.

• The stork and toads agree to leave an apple for the fox.

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

The reader learns about the characters from the - (5.9C)

• cast list

• character tags

• setting

• stage directions

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.5