Kitoto the Mighty Literary Elements

1. What is something that the main character says?

• "I am Kitoto the Mouse, small and weak"

• "The sun can protect you better for he is more powerful than I. He burns me to a trickle in the dry season. The sun is the most powerful being."

• "There is one far more powerful than I, who gathers the clouds and hides the Savannah from my view. The wind is the most powerful being."

• "I am Kigego, the mountain mouse. Welcome to my home."

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

2. Why does Kitoto speak to the river?

• He wants the river send some friends.

• He wants the river to slow the waves.

• He wants the river to protect him and be his friend.

• He wants the river to send food.

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

How does the mouse get to the sun's home?

• The hawk picks him up and takes him to the sun.

• The river makes him a nest of steam and blows the nest gently into the sunlight.

• The sun shines down his beams to see him.

• The river sends a boat with the waves for the mouse to travel to the sun.

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

What details help describe the cultural setting of the folktale? Check the correct boxes.

• The wind's clothing

• The wind's hairstyle

• The winds jewelry

• The characters' names

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

What is the conflict of the story, Kitoto the Mighty?

• Kitoto is having a hard time building a home for himself that will be able to withstand the hawk.

• Kitoto feels too powerful and wants to gain more power from others in Savannah.

• Kitoto does not have any friends to play with.

• Kitoto does not feel powerful enough to get food whenever he wants without worrying about becoming the hawk's dinner.

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

What is the resolution of the story, Kitoto the Mighty?

• Kitoto gains new friends that he can play with.

• Kitoto learns that he will forever be powerless.

• Kitoto realizes that a person may be small in size and weak in strength, but they can still be very strong individuals if they work hard.

• Kitoto must battle every powerful being to become powerful.

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

What is the correct sequence of events in the story, Kitoto the Mighty?

• None of these

• Beginning: He realizes that he only needs to work hard to protect himself, Middle: He starts looking for a powerful being to protect him, Ending: Kitoto feels he is small and weak who cannot get any food for himself

• Beginning: Kitoto feels he is small and weak who cannot get any food for himself, Middle: He starts looking for a powerful being to protect him, Ending: He realizes that he only needs to work hard to protect himself

• Beginning: He starts looking for a powerful being to protect him, Middle: Kitoto feels he is small and weak who cannot get any food for himself, Ending: He realizes that he only needs to work hard to protect himself

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

What are the characteristics of a folktale? Check the correct boxes.

• Plot

• Lesson

• Creatures with special abilities

• None of these

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Which of these would be important to include in a summary? Check the correct boxes.

• Kitoto feels small and weak.

• He meets many powerful beings.

• He meets the mountain mouse and realizes that he truly is powerful.

• The wind pulls in clouds over the savannah and blocks out the sun

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Which of the following is the description of plot?

• he where and when the story takes place.

• he people and animals of the story.

• the conflict and events that make up the story's structure.

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5