Anansi and the Talking Watermelon
Authored by Sarah Williams
English
3rd Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How did Possum feel when he fist heard the voice coming from inside the watermelon?
angry
happy
puzzled
disappointed
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RI.1.4
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the problem in the story?
the watermelon split open
King Bear became angry
Possum thought watermelons could talk
Anansi was stuck inside the watermelon.
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.2
CCSS.RL.1.10
CCSS.RL.3.2
CCSS.RL.K.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What effect does Anansi being bored have on the story?
He played a trick on the animals which got him out of the melon.
He insulted the king, and the king got mad.
He became a banana.
The other animals got angry at the melon.
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.2
CCSS.RL.1.10
CCSS.RL.3.2
CCSS.RL.K.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How can you tell that Anansi didn't learn a lesson from being stuck in the watermelon?
He apologized to Possum for playing a trick on him.
He tried to trick POssum with a talking Peach.
He played another trick on the king.
All of the above.
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.2
CCSS.RL.1.10
CCSS.RL.3.2
CCSS.RL.K.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Based on his actions in the story, which character trait best describes Anansi?
kind
jealous
clever
greedy
Answer explanation
Paragraph 7- tied Snake to the branch
Paragraph 8- dug a hole and made a net
Paragraph 10- trapped the bees in the pot after he told them it was raining
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.1.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.K.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is Anansi's motivation in this story?
to share wisdom with the rest of the world
to keep all of the world's wisdom to himself
to pass along the world's wisdom to his son
to find where the world's wisdom is hidden
Answer explanation
Motivation is why a character does something. Anansi wants to keep the wisdom to himself. In paragraph 1 it says that he didn't want to share the wisdom and he put it in a big pot to keep for himself. When he begins to worry someone to steal it, he decides to hide it. (Paragraphs 2 and 3).
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.1.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.2.3
CCSS.RL.3.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What goes in the Next blank?
He feels proud.
He starts to worry.
He gets a great idea.
He becomes angry.
He is selfish.
Answer explanation
Paragraph 2 shows that he began to worry after paragraph 1 showed he put the wisdom in the pot for himself.
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.1.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.6.3
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