The Miracle of Spring Comprehension

1. What is the theme of the play?

• Kings should not have so much power.

• Nature should be cared for and respected.

• If you do not respect Spring, you will starve.

• The King always learns his lesson

1. How is the dream in “Miracle of Spring” similar to the journey of Kitoto in “Kitoto the Mighty”?

• It helped the King learn from his mistake.

• It served to teach a lesson to the main character.

• It solved all the main character’s conflicts throughout the story.

• It created another problem for the main character.

1. Read these lines from paragraph 58 of “The Miracle of Spring”.

(Crow,

witnesses, and jury advance menacingly toward KING, who hurriedly climbs

back into bed and pulls covers over his head).

Which sentence from “Kitoto the Mighty” express a similar idea?

• “I am Kitoto the Magnificent, Emperor of the Savannah” the little mouse proclaimed to the mountain.

• Kitoto puffed himself up importantly. “I am Kitoto the Mighty, Master of the Savannah”.

• “Please do not harm me,” he pleaded with the unseen giant. Kitoto waited and trembled.

• The next morning before the sun was up or the hawk awake, Kitoto scurried hungrily across the Savannah.

What is one way that the main character in “The Miracle of Spring” and the main character in “Kitoto the Mighty” are different?

• The King does not learn anything, while Kitoto sees the error of his ways.

• The King learns that animals have more power, while Kitoto learns the most powerful being is the mountain.

• The King is not able to fix his mistake, while Kitoto solves his problem.

• The King must apologize after learning his lesson, while Kitoto does not.

What is one way that “The Miracle of Spring” differs from “Kitoto the Mighty”?

• “The Miracle of Spring” is considered a traditional tale with unrealistic elements, while “Kitoto the Mighty” is realistic fiction with real characters.

• “The Miracle of Spring” has realistic elements which make it more enjoyable, while “Kitoto the Mighty” has more elements of traditional tales.

• The Miracle of Spring” is written as a script for a play, while “Kitoto the Mighty” is written as a traditional story

• “The Miracle of Spring” is historical fiction due to the setting, while “Kitoto the Mighty” is set in a more current time period

After the lifeguard rescued the child, Mrs. Ramirez was grateful.

Which is the best way to rewrite this sentence?

• Mrs. Ramirez was grateful, after the lifeguard rescued the child.

• Mrs. Ramirez was grateful after the lifeguard rescued the child.

• Mrs. Ramirez was grateful after, the lifeguard rescued the child.

• Mrs. Ramirez, was grateful after the lifeguard rescued the child.

Identify the subordinating clause in the following sentence.

The swimmers warmed up once they were wrapped in dry towels.

• warmed

• they

• were

• once

True or false? If the dependent clause is in beginning of the sentence, you should use a comma.

• True

• False