Blind Men

Choose the THREE most important events to use in a summary of the drama.

• An elephant rider allows four blind men to touch the elephant.

• The blind men touch different parts of the elephant.

• One man says the elephant must be like a snake.

• Each man claims that only he knows what an elephant is like.

• The blind men cannot agree about why the rider is laughing.

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Which statement best summarizes why the elephant rider laughs?

• Each man believes the rider is laughing at the other men.

• Three of the men agree the rider is laughing at what the fourth man has said.

• None of the men can see the elephant, but all four claim to be experts on it's appearance.

• The four men foolishly thank the rider for allowing them to get close to his pet elephant.

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Create a summary by choosing THREE sentences that describe the events in the story.

• A man riding an elephant passes 4 blind men.

• Each man touches a different part of the body and decides on the elephant's looks based on the part he touches.

• Each man claims he is right even though he is wrong, and the men argue as the elephant rider rides off, laughing about their mistaken thinking.

• The elephant rider says that the man who can describe what it is correctly will get to ride on the elephant as a prize.

• The four men come to an agreement in the end, and the men hug as the elephant rider rides off, grinning at their intelligence and imagination.

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Write the three correct sentences from Question Three in the correct order:

a. Each man claims he is right even though he is wrong, and the men argue as the elephant rider rides off, laughing about their mistaken thinking.

b. A man riding an elephant passes 4 blind men.

c. Each man touches a different part of the body and decides on the elephant's looks based on the part he touches.

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

Which statement best summarizes lines 8 and 9 in the text?

• The first and second men place their hands on the elephant and describe him as a wall and a spear.

• The third and fourth men place their hands on the elephants and describe him as a snake and a tree.

• The first and second men place their hands on the elephant and agree that he feels round and smooth, and must be a spear.

• All four blind men try to describe the elephant by placing their hands on him. They all come to the conclusion that he feels smooth and rounded, like a tree.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Which statement best describes why the men get into a disagreement?

• They all have seen elephants before, so they think that they are experts on what they look like.

• Two of the blind men have pet elephants, so they must be correct on what one looks like.

• None of the blind men have seen an elephant before, and if they can correctly describe what one looks like, they will gain the respect and friendship of the elephant rider.

• None of the blind men have seen an elephant before, and each of them think that the elephant rider is laughing at the other men's observations of the elephant.

Which two pieces of evidence support the answer to the previous question : None of the blind men have seen an elephant before, and each of them think that the elephant rider is laughing at the other men's observations of the elephant.

• Rider: Come, then, stand by him, and touch him.

• Third Man (feeling the trunk) : Oh, no! He is like a snake.

• Fourth Man (feeling a leg): Oh, how wrong you are! He is round and tall like a tree! (All four men start arguing)

• Second Man: He laughs at you and the others.

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CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.6.1

Summarize important story events that occur after line 11 when all of the men have had an opportunity to touch and describe the elephant. (Hint: You should summarize the events in lines 12-17. These are the events AFTER line 11).

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2