1.5 - Comprehension

Who are Daedalus and Icarus?

• a kind and prince

• two wandering hunters

• prisoners

• palace gaurds

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.3.10

Why is Daedalus unhappy when the selection begins?

• He and icarus are not free.

• He is not given enough food.

• He cannot fly.

• He is given hard work to do.

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

How is the palace like a bird cage?

• Birds live in both places.

• There are bars on both things.

• Both are built out of metal.

• Things are shut inside both.

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Daedalus warns Icarus about

• flying too close to the sun

• eating the food from inside the palace

• flying too low so that they will be seen

• talking to gulls

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Why does Icarus fall into the sea?

• He jumped out of the tower.

• The wax in the wings melted.

• The gulls could not catch him.

• He was hunting for fish the way a gull does.

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

How are Daedalus and Icarus different?

• Icarus and Daedalus are both males.

• Icarus and Daedalus both appreciate the palace.

• Icarus does not mind living in the palace, but Daedalus does.

• Daedalus does not mind living in the palace, but Icarus does.

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Why does Icarus laugh at his father?

• He knows the only way to get off an island is to get out and run.

• He knows the only way to get off an island is to fly, and they cannot fly.

• He knows the only way to get off an island is sail, and they cannot sail.

• He knows the only way to get off an island is to drive, and they cannot.

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Why does it take Daedalus so long to make the wings?

• He must get the feathers from only the prettiest birds.

• He must get the feathers from only the biggest birds.

• He must get the feathers from birds every other day.

• He must get the feathers from birds one at a time.

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What happens after the seagulls peck at Icarus?

• He flies higher so that they cannot reach him.

• He flies faster so they cannot reach him.

• He flies lower so that they cannot reach him.

• He flies slower so that they cannot see him.

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

Why is Daedalus unhappy at the end of the selection?

• Because he has to make wings.

• He is free, but he is now alone.

• Because he has to melt the wax on to their backs.

• He is not free and wants to be.

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.3.10