Thor y El Gigante

You can tell the genre of this selection is fiction because it ----

• Tells facts about the beliefs of the Norse people

• Includes made-up events and characters, such as giants

• Explains how to get back something that belongs to you

• Tells about events that really happened.

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Another good title for this story would be ----

• "A Wedding with the Giants"

• "The Refined People of Asgard"

• "Thor Wins Back His Hammer"

• "The Glaring Eyes of Freya"

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What important information is given in paragraph 1?

• Why Thor disguises himself as Freya

• The importance of Thor's hammer

• What Thor did with his hammer

• The distance from Asgard to Jotunheim

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Which statement is a theme of this story?

• Do not make bargains with giants.

• Using force is not the only way to defeat an enemy.

• It is difficult to keep up a disguise.

• Beware of believing your own lies.

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Which is the best summary of paragraphs 8 through 13?

• At the wedding feast, Thor eats eight salmon and a whole ox. It does not occur to him that someone like Freya would not eat so much.

• The giants notice the strange behavior of Freya. They do not realized that she is actually Thor in disguise.

• Thrym feels sorry for Freya, who has not eaten or spent for eight days. He is glad that she can finally enjoy a feast.

• Thrym is alarmed to see how much his bride eats as well as her glaring eyes. Loki, however, explains both as showing how excited Freya is to marry Thrym.

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Readers are most likely to read this story in order to---

• Be entertained by a story from the past

• Learn how people lived in the past

• Be persuaded that the best stories are from the past

• Find recommendations on solving their own problems

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Which detail from the story explains why Thor and Loki's disguises work?

• A messenger tells the giants that Freya and her bridesmaid are on their way.

• Thor's robe is red, and he has a set of housekeeper's keys.

• The giants are not surprised that Freya and her bridesmaid are so large.

• A piece of Thor's veil slips away from his face.

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The hero of this story is ----

• Thor

• Thrym

• Thrym's mother

• Freya

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What does Loki do in this story that shows that he is a trickster?

• He finds out where Thrym has hidden Thor's hammer

• He comes up with the idea of disguising Thor and himself.

• He goes with Thor to get back Thor's hammer.

• He tries to warn Thor not to eat too much.

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What is a secondary theme of the passage?

• Money doesn't buy happiness.

• Never bite the hand that feeds you.

• Don't judge others.

• When there is a will there is a way.

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