Why The Sky is Far Away

What is the genre for WHY THE SKY IS FAR AWAY?

• folktale

• non-fiction

Why would the people grab a piece of the sky?

• to eat it

• to sell it to a friend

• to plant under a tree

Why was the sky so upset?

• People were wasting him.

• He lost his job.

• He needed new shoes.

• He was never upset.

The people celebrated at the greatest festival of the year. What were they celebrating?

• Christmas

• the power of the Oba

• the sky's birthday

What was the lesson the people learned from the sky?

• sticks in a bundle are unbreakable

• people can be mean

• not to waste the gifts of nature

A folktale is fiction. What does fiction mean?

• made up or pretend

• real

What is the Theme of the story?

• Be grateful for what is gifted to you.

• Respect your elders

• Be kind to people

• Good always wins against evil

Why did the village people have so much free time?

• Because they were rich

• Because they had to go to school

• Because they didn't have to work or hunt for food.

• Because they were lazy

What does the term "ominously" mean?

• It makes you think that something good might happen.

• It makes you think that nothing will happen at all.

• It makes you think that people will be celebrating forever.

• It makes you think that something bad might happen.

What is the sequence of events when Oba's servants collected and formed the pieces of sky into every imaginable forms.

• They cooked, colored, and placed them on platters.

• They colored, placed them on platters, and cooked them.

• They placed them on patters, colored them and cooked them.

• They colored, cooked, and placed them on platters.