How the Camel Got His Hump

Match the words and phrases with their connotative meaning.

• Howling Desert

• a harsh, desolate, and unwelcoming environment

• most 'scruciating idle

• extreme laziness

• a great big lolloping humph

• the cumbersome and inconvenient nature of the hump

• Humph

• laziness, stubbornness, and indifference

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Analyze

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‘….and found the Camel most 'scruciatingly idle, looking at his own reflection in a pool of water.’What does the imagery of ‘looking at his own reflection in a pool of water’ tell you about the Camel’s self-perception?

• He is vain and self-absorbed.

• He is more concerned with his appearance than responsibilities.

• He lacks self-awareness regarding his laziness.

• He loves to muse over his beauty.

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Analyze

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'Three, O Three, I'm very sorry for you (with the world so new-and-all); but that Humph-thing in the Desert can't work, or he would have been here by now, so I am going to leave him alone, and you must work double-time to make up for it.'How do you feel for the Horse, Dog, and the Ox when they have to ‘work double-time’? List your feelings in single words.(Hint: sympathy)

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Apply

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“Presently there came along the Djinn in charge of All Deserts, rolling in a cloud of dust…”How does the imagery "rolling in a cloud of dust" contribute to the magical atmosphere of the story?

• It creates a vivid picture of his mystical entrance.

• It emphasizes the supernatural nature of the Djinn.

• It points towards Djinn’s to enact change.

• All of the above.

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Analyze

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What effect does ‘Howling Desert’ have on your perception of the Camel? Describe in 20-30 words.(Hint: isolation, disconnection)

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Apply

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Compare and contrast the tone of the story before and after Djinn entered. Classify the words based on this.

Groups:

(a) Tone before Djinn entered the story

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(b) Tone after Djinn entered the story

• formal

• whimsical

• lighthearted

• humorous

• authoritative

• amusing

• focussed

• decisive

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Evaluate

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Match the sentences from the story with their tone based on the way they seem to have been spoken.

• whimsical

• 'I'll humph him if you will kindly wait a minute.'

• authoritative

• ‘...Bubbles, I want you to work.'

• accusatory

• 'My long and bubbling friend,'...

• formal

• ‘Humph!’

• decisive

• 'That's your very own humph that you've brought upon your very own self by not working…’

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Analyze

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Repeated use of the word‘______’creates a rhythmic and sequential flow in the narrative, indicating the passage of time and the orderly approach of each animal to the Camel. It gives a sense of progression and structure to the story.(Hint: in current times)

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember

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Which words and phrases in the story enhance its humorous impact?

• lolloping

• scruciating

• palaver, an indaba, a punchayet, and a pow-wow

• all of the above

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Analyze

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Match the words to the role they play in creating humor in the story.

• palaver, an indaba, a punchayet, and a pow-wow

• repetition makes the Camel’s indifference seem absurd and amusing

• Howler

• exaggerates the Camel’s idleness

• Humph

• exaggerated importance of the Horse, the Dog, and the Ox’s meeting

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Analyze

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