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WorksheetsThe Maiden Who Loved a Fish
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 50mins
Which sentence from the story shows that the other villagers thought Awashanks was lazy?
Her people, the Chippewa, did not like the young girl
She was very unattractive
She never stayed in the village to weave baskets
She had a remarkable gift
The word idle in paragraph 1 means
busy
not active
important
famous
Which definition best matches the way bond is used in the paragraph?
a rope or tie to hold something together
a promise
a strong attraction
a pledge of money
create a mental image of Awashanks
imagine Awashanks beautiful voice
understand why Awashanks was changed into a fish
recognize sharpness of a stork's bill
someone outside the story
the Chief Trout
the stranger
Awashanks
(Think about what Awashanks wanted)
It allows Awashanks to be accepted by her village
It stops Awashanks from being happy
It helps Awashanks and the Chief Trout be together forever
It provides time for Awashanks to continue her beautiful song
(Think about what Awashanks wanted)
the stranger turned the trout into a man, so he could marry Awashanks
Awashanks began to sing for the first time
the stranger took Awashanks into the water and muttered a few words
all of the creatures hurried up to hear the songs of Awashanks
(Think about Awashanks and Chief Trout)
Laziness is not respected
Chippewa is an Indian tribe that makes baskets
Maidens have beautiful singing voices
True love goes beyond beauty
This illustration is included most likely to
help the reader understand the description of Awashanks
show the reader how talented Awashanks was
show the reader what Awashanks liked to do in her spare time
persuade the reader that Awashanks was really like all the other maidens
(The once lonely Awashanks spent many happy hours with the trout)
became more shy and frightened
became happier and was no longer lonely
started to sing for the first time
lost her confidence
