The Fortune-Tellers

From what point of view is the story told?

• The Fortune-teller

• The carpenter

• The narrator

• The boy

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

Why is the carpenter unhappy?

• He has a wife, but makes little money

• He is a fortune-teller whom no one believes

• He makes little money and doesn't have a wife

• He is rich and has a huge house, but no wife

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

How would you describe the carpenter after he sees the fortune-teller?

• impatient

• caring

• tricky

• gracious

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

The carpenter says that he is bewildered. What does the word "bewildered" mean?

• calm

• confused

• confident

• honest

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

What is the carpenter's point of view about being a fortune-teller, instead of a carpenter?

• He likes being a carpenter better than being a fortune-teller

• He wants to be rich instead of working

• He hates being a fortune-teller

• He thinks being a fortune-teller is easier than being a carpenter

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

How are the carpenter and the fortune-teller similar?

• They both become rich and famous

• They both tell real fortunes

• They both trick people out of their money

• They both fall out of a window

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.7.3

How can you tell that the carpenter is successful when he becomes a fortune-teller?

• He wears nice clothes, has servants, and can afford shoes

• He has a pet monkey and a chicken

• He smiles a lot

• He is in love with the cloth merchant's daughter

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

What a TWO main ideas from this story?

• The carpenter is unhappy with his life and wishes for a better future

• The carpenter goes back to the fortune-teller to get more answers

• The carpenter found the room empty

• The carpenter picked up objects and eyed them with fear and fascination

• The carpenter becomes rich, marries the cloth merchant's daughter, and lives a happy life

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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 key word helps you to determine that the story is being told from the third-person point of view?

• me

• he

• I

• we

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

What happens to the real fortune-teller at the end of the story?

• He moves to another town to tell fortunes

• He dies when he falls out of a window

• He moves in with the carpenter and his wife

• He is never seen or heard from again

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6