The Grasshopper and the Bell Cricket - Review

What is theme?

• How many chapters the book is

• What kind of book we are reading (mystery, biography, non-fiction, etc.)

• The central message or lesson the author wants the reader to learn or understand

• How hard the text is to read

In a story, what could a storm symbolize?

• love

• happiness

• danger

• luck

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.4

The author is from which country?

• Canada

• USA

• China

• Japan

What does the phrase "Walking more slowly and listening to that voice" reveal about the narrator? (Paragraph 1)

• He is on an errand.

• He feels restless.

• He is unfamiliar with the area.

• He appreciates nature.

What drew the narrator to the playground?

• The cherry trees

• An insect's voice

• The orange tree

• The varicolored lanterns

What did the narrator see that first caught his interest at the playground?

• Children with lanterns

• A boy showing a girl his grasshopper

• An embankment and a cherry tree

• A bell cricket

The author uses the phrase "made new lanterns out of their hearts and minds" to suggest that the lanterns represent the children's:

• artistic ability

• vision of beauty

• understanding of design

• cultural beliefs

What was special about the lanterns?

• They had many colors

• They were red and made with sturdy cardboard

• They were lit with candles

• They had the children's names crafted on them

Which of the following is true?

• The narrator is annoyed with the children.

• A grasshopper is rare, and a bell cricket is common.

• Fujio sees his name reflected onto Kiyoko’s kimono.

• The children are looking in some bushes for insects.

Where is Fujio when he finds the grasshopper?

• He is climbing the embankment.

• He is at a distance from the other children.

• He is sitting next to the narrator.

• He and Kiyoko are standing together.