Fisherman and His Wife

The flounder rells the fisherman he is really a...

• cursed elf

• favorable king

• enchanted prince

• magic genie

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

What happens to the sea each time the fisherman goes back to see the flounder?

• It gets bigger

• It changes color

• It disappears

• It remains glittering

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Which character is the greedy antagonist?

• The flounder

• The fisherman

• The sea

• The wife

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

The Old Fisherman and His Wife is written in...

• 3rd person

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• None of these

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

The mood of the story is....

• joyous

• sad and serious

• dark and suspenseful

• gloomy

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which of the following is a fitting theme or message for this German tale?

• Don't judge a book by its cover.

• Be careful what you wish for

• Friendship is important

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

WHo does the fisherman describe as "tiresome"?

• the sea

• the flounder

• the wife

• himself

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Read the excerpt from the text: So he went, feeling very frightened, and he shivered and shook, and his knees trembled; and there arose a great wind, and the clouds flew by, and it grew very dark, and the sea rose mountains high, and the ships were tossed about, and the sky was partly blue in the middle, but at the sides very dark and red, as in a great tempest.

What is a "tempest"?

• a storm

• a fight

• a blue sky

• None of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4