The Turtle and the Monkey

How did the story start?

• Monkey throw the turtle to the water.

• Monkey eats the bananas

• Turtle gathered thorns and put them around the tree.

• Turtle found a banana tree.

What is the conflict or problem the character must solve at the beginning of the story?

• The turtle can't swim

• Turtle couldn't get the banana tree onto high ground

• Monkey could not swim

• The tree had no bananas.

What was the problem in the middle of the story?

• Turtle's tree grew strong and began growing bananas

• Monkey could not swim

• Monkey's half tree wilted and died.

• Turtle tree did not grow.

How does turtle tricked monkey at the end of the story?

• She asked not to be thrown into the water.

• She told monkey ta take her to a tall mountain.

• She wanted to be tied to a banana tree.

• She told monkey he could have the banana tree.

What happened to Turtle's part of the banana tree?

• It was stolen by a hungry monkey.

• It was chopped down and used as firewood.

• It came back to life after he planted the roots.

• It was eaten by a school of hungry fish.

​ (a)   is the trickster in the story. ​ ​ (b)   is the one who is tricked.

• Turtle

• Monkey

What is one trick that Turtle plays on Monkey?​ (a)  

• Turtle pretends to be afraid the water.

• Turtle eats all the bananas.

• Turtle plants the tree with no roots.

Why was turtle mad that she put thorns and prickers around the tree?

• Monkey wouldn't share any bananas with her.

• Turtle was mad because the thorns and prickers made it difficult for her to climb the tree.

• Turtle was mad because Monkey didn't eat any bananas.

• Turtle was mad because there were no more bananas.

What do Pagong and Maching do with the tree?

• Pagong and Maching eat the bananas.

• Pagong and Maching dance around the tree

• Pagong and Maching sing in front of the tree.

• Pagong and Maching cut the tree in half.

What does Pagong do when Maching cried?

• Pagong laughs at Maching.

• Pagong cries with Maching.

• Pagong asks Maching to help him get the bananas from his tree.

• Pagong asks Maching to go away.