The Wish

What is the best title for the story?

• Omar's Day by the River

• The Wishing Fish

• The Fish and the Sheep

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CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Mr. Peters does not use up all three of his wishes at once because

• the King warned him against it.

• he wants to save some for an emergency.

• he wants to see if the first one really works.

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CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Why does Leita tell Mr. Peters not to use his second wish to turn her back into a swan?

• She thinks it would be fun to live as a human being for five more years.

• She feels an obligation to stay with him and care for him.

• She thinks he would be wasting his wishes and should wish for something else.

When Mr. Peters is found dead, smiling happily and holding the withered leaf and a white feather, it suggests that

• he and Leita couldn't decide on a third wish .

• he gave his third wish to Leita.

• he did not use his third wish and still had the leaf when he died.

What is the main conflict in the story?  

• Leita struggles because she loves Mr. Peters but misses being a swan

• Mr. Peters struggles between keeping Leita or turning her back into a swan

• Mr. Peters struggles over using his third wish

• Mr. Peters struggles over making a wise decision with his wishes

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

How does the forest setting influence Mr. Peters' first wish?

• He wishes for a wife as beautiful as the forest

• He wishes for his wife to return to a swan

• He rescues a trapped swan and returns it to the water

• He builds a bench by the riverside to make his wife happy

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

But for a long time people in the neighborhood have called me the "wishtree" There's a reason for this, and it goes way back to when I wasn't much more than a tiny seed with higher aspirations. ASPIRATIONS

• something that a person wants very much to achieve.

• an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat

• an unrealistic or self-deluding fantasy

• the state of undergoing pain, distress, or hardship

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

What wish did Omar ask for?

• Give him some money.

• Make all the sheep to disappear.

• Make him a rich man.

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CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

What is the main theme of 'The Wish'?

• A) The power of friendship

• B) The consequences of greed

• C) The importance of family

• D) The journey of self-discovery

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which character in 'The Wish' is granted a magical wish?

• A) John

• B) Sarah

• C) Mr. Peters

• D) Leita