The Story of the Lightning and the Thunder

The main purpose of this folktale is to —

• explain how thunder and lightning end up in the sky

• tell why thunder and lightning were animals

• compare thunder and lightning

• provide facts about thunder and lightning

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Lightning’s actions in paragraph 2 and 3 support the message that —

• Lightning is helpful to the Earth.

• It is too dangerous for lightning to live on earth.

• People don't mind lightning.

• Lightning does damage on accident.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

In paragraph 4 , what does the word banished mean?

• Asked to leave

• Encouraged to leave

• Forced to leave

• Gave the choice to leave

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is the BEST summary of this story?

• Lightning would strike with his flash of light, damaging the town and hurting people. The

  kind was proud of Lightning, and asked Thunder and Lightning to live on Earth forever.

• A mother sheep, Thunder, lived with her ram son, Lightning. When the ram got angry he

  would strike with his flash of light, damaging the town and hurting people. As a result, the

  king banished Lightning and Thunder from Earth and demanded they live in the sky. Now

  you can still hear Thunder roaring after her son when he strikes in anger.

• A mother sheep, Thunder, lived with her ram son, Lightning. When the ram got angry he

  would roar, making a loud noise people in town didn’t like. As a result, the king banished

  Lightning and Thunder from Earth and demanded they live in the sky.

• A mother sheep, Thunder, lived with her ram son, Lightning. The king banished Lightning

  and Thunder from Earth and demanded they live in the sky.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

Paragraph 3 is important to the plot because it---

• introduces the characters of the story.

• describes the story’s resolution.

• describes what happens to the main characters because of the resolution.

• identifies the climax of the story.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

Thunder's reaction to lightning shows that she is​ ​ (a)   ​

• frustrated with her son lightning.
• patient with her son lightning.
• ready to abandon her son lightning.
• happy with her son's behavior.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.7.3