Harriet Tubman/The People Could Fly

What does the word "unconsciously" mean?

• Without knowing or realizing

• With full awareness

• With hesitation

• With excitement

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the meaning of the verb "absorb"?

• To release

• To take in

• To ignore

• To expel

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which word means "complete and total"?

• Constant

• Equivalent

• Absolute

• Unconscious

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does the verb "croon" mean?

• To shout loudly

• To sing quietly

• To dance energetically

• To speak quickly

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the definition of "misery"?

• Great happiness

• Great unhappiness

• Great excitement

• Great confusion

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does the verb "soothe" mean?

• To irritate

• To calm down

• To excite

• To confuse

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

To the slaves in the folk tale, flying meant

• returning to Africa
• being pains for their work
• moving to another plantation
• escaping from slavery (freedom)

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Stories passed down by word of mouth from generation to generation.

• tall tale
• folk tales
• myth
• legend

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Why was this folktale created?

• To entertain people

• To pass down the idea of hope

• To persuade people that slavery is bad

• To inform people about what happened to the slaves

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

What figurative language is found in the sentence: "As light as a feather"?

• Simile

• Imagery

• Metaphor

• Repetition

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3