Melisande or, Long and Short Division

What curse did Malevola place on Princess Melisande at her christening?

• She would be bald.

• She would be ugly.

• She would fall into a deep sleep.

• She would never speak.

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember

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What was the King's plan for the wish given by his fairy godmother?

• to use it immediately

• to use it when Melisande was older

• to use it to make himself rich

• to use it to make his kingdom powerful

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember

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What is the main theme of the story "Melisande or, Long and Short Division"?

• the power of wealth

• the importance of beauty

• the triumph of cleverness and logic

• the inevitability of fate

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Analyze

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How did the king display logic and mathematical abilities in the story?

• He knew the consequences of Malevola’s curse and argued logically against it.

• He did calculations about the growth rate of Melisande's hair and cut-short her wish.

• He figured out how to balance the scales to solve Melisande's hair problem.

• He used his wish immediately to counteract Malevola’ curse.

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Analyze

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Which of the following reflect the theme of using logic to solve problems?

• The King said, “You will find your hair less easy to manage.”

• “You have always cut the hair off the Princess. I just cut the Princess off the hair.”

• “When my hair is no more than me, and I am no more than my hair, snip the scissors between me and it.”

• “Everything Melisande was wearing had grown big along with her, so dangled from her golden girdle was a pair of scissors.”

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Analyze

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Which of the following structures is used in the 65th paragraph?

• question and answer

• problem and solution

• opinion and reason

• chronological order

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Which of the following is a herald?

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Analyze

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Create a word cloud using words that are related to math and logic. Enter one or two words you came across in the story.

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Analyze

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What elements of the story make it a modern fairy tale compared to traditional fairy tales such as Rapunzel?

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Apply

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Write an objective summary of the story.

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Create

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