Stranger Than Fiction

Answer the following questions using your own words -

Why did the Arab woman want to see her former house again?

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CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What kind of treasure was there in the house and where was it?

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Are the following statements true or false?

The Jewish woman’s husband was a soldier.

• T

• F

The Arab woman had left a three-year-old son behind.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Find a word or phrase in the text which, in context, is similar in meaning to

a. Small objects, jewellery which might be sold for a big amount of money.

b. Very great sadness.

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

When the Arab woman visited her former house, the Jewish woman invited her to:

a. Some lemon juice. 

b. Some coffee.

c. Some tea

• A

• B

• C

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

When the Arab woman told the Jewish woman that there might be a treasure in the house, the Arab woman suggested

a. Keeping all the treasure. 

b. Giving the treasure away.

c. Sharing the treasure.

• A

• B

• C

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

When the Jewish woman’s husband entered the house for the first time he found

a. A boy.

 b. A girl.

c. Rats.

• A

• B

• C

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CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Currently, the two women

a. Live together. 

b. Are married again.

c. Live in different places

• A

• B

• C

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3