4.1 The Ungrateful Tiger

This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.

Part A

Why do the villagers try to capture the tiger?

• The villagers need food.

• The villagers feel unsafe

• The tiger is tiring to attack the big man

• The villagers want to keep the tiger as a pet.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Part B

Which sentence from the story best supports the answer to Part A?

• The people of the village gathered together, worried.

• The tigers that live wild in the mountains are dangerous.

• They decided to build deep pits around the village.

• Then they covered the pits with leaves and twigs so the tigers would not see them.

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CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

Read the sentence from paragraph 12 of the story.

[This big man] decided he would trust the tiger, who seemed truthful.

The word truthful means -

• curious

• gentle

• honest

• sneaky

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Read the sentences from paragraph 15 of the story.

The big man looked stern. "You promised on your honor not to harm me. I expected you to keep that promise.

• Angry

• Carefree

• Innocent

• Sad

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which sentence best completes the order of events in the story?

1. 1. The big man helps the tiger out of the pit.

2. 2. ____________________________

3. 3. The big man asks the ox for his opinion.

4. 4. The big man asks the hare for his opinion.

• The tiger leaps back into the pit

• The villagers dig a pit to catch a tiger

• The villagers ask for the big man's help

• The tiger tells the big man he has not yet had supper.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

What does the tiger say he was doing when he fell into the pit?

• Hunting

• Climbing a tree

• Attacking a villager

• Looking for a place to rest

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

How does the big man outsmart the tiger?

• He goes to the ox for advice.

• He helps the tiger escape the pit

• He has a serious conversation with the tiger

• He removes the branch from the pit while the tiger is in it

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Which words best describe the big man at different points in the story in the order they occur?

• Firm, unsure, and finally puzzled

• Braver, nervous, and finally satisfied

• Shy, confused and finally freightned

• Happy, proud, and finally disappointed

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

The author most likely wrote the story to -

• show how people can help others

• teach the reader how to care for a tiger

• explain why humans should not help tigers

• entertain the reader with an amusing folk tale

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CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

How does the reader know that the story is fiction?

Select TWO correct answers.

• The readers learns about how to set a tiger trap

• The passage has a conflict that is resolved at the end

• The author tries to convince the reader not to trust tigers

• The reader is introduced to characters that interact with each other

• The reader learns what life was like for villagers in ancient Korea

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9