Anansi and the Wisdom Pot

1. What is the main message of the story?

• A. Challenges can be overcome with hard work.
• B. Treat people with kindness.
• C. Being greedy will never end well.
• D. Helping others brings rewards.

2. The text stated that , "At first the sky god refused to give it to him, but Anansi was so persistent that the sky god finally gave him all the wisdom in the world." What does the word "persistent" mean?

• F. To word things carefully or precisely.
• G. To keep going, to be determined.
• H. To look sad or pitiful.
• J. To lose one's temper.

3. Why do you think that Anansi wanted to keep all of the wisdom himself?

• A. He wanted to share it only with his family.
• B. He thought others wouldn't appreciate it.
• C. He didn't think anyone else would want it.
• D. He was selfish and didn't want to share it.

4. Why did it bother Anansi that his son had a better idea than he did?

• F. He felt that he was smarter than his son.
• G. He had the wisdom pot so he thought he would have more wisdom.
• H. He didn't come up with this idea himself.
• J. All of the reasons.

5. In folktales, Anansi is known as a "trickster". Which word is the best word to describe a "trickster" in folktales?

• F. Angry
• B. Generous
• C. Dishonest
• D. Thoughtful

6. Why is paragraph 2 important to the story because it shows that Anansi -

• A. is an honest character
• B. does not intend to keep his promise to Nyame
• C. is jealous of his son's wisdom
• D. plans to share the wisdom with everyone

7. What is the best summary for paragraphs 1-2?

• F. Anansi wants all of the world's wisdom and convinces the sky god, Nyame, to give it to him.
• G. Anansi decides to hid the wisdom pot, but his son sees him.
• H. Anansi makes a promise to Nyame to share the wisdom pot with everyone, but he decides to hide the pot and keep all the wisdom to himself.
• J. Anansi's son, Ntikuma watched Anansi struggle with the pot and suggested a better idea.

8. How can the reader tell the wisdom pot is important to Anansi?

• A. He wants to share the pot with everyone.
• B. He wants to hide the pot.
• C. He drops the pot on the ground.
• D. The sky god, Nyame gave it to him.

9. What is a special characteristic of folktales?

• F. Folktales have characters.
• G. Folktales have a problem and a solution.
• H. Folktales teach you facts about a topic.
• J. Folktales usually include animals that talk or have human characteristics.

10. How are fictional stories organized?

• A. They are organized by comparing and contrasting.
• B. They are organized by sequence of events.
• C. They are organized by main idea and details.
• D. They are organized by cause and effect.