WorksheetsCoyote: a Southwest Trickster tale
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is a true statement about Coyote?
He was very wise
He had a nose for trouble
He was very lucky
He always knew how to solve problems
What happened when Coyote stuck his nose in Badger's hole?
He smelled a bad smell
His nose got caught in a trap
Badger bit it
Nothing happened
What happened when Coyote tried to have a flaming red head like woodpecker?
Nothing
He got paint all over himself
The wood pecker played a joke on him
His fur caught fire
What is the setting of the story?
Northwest coast of North America
The Southwest of North America
Africa
South America
What is NOT a character trait that Coyote has?
clever
rude
boastful
proud
What did Coyote feel would make him the greatest coyote in the world?
if he could dance
if he could sing like the woodpecker
if he could hunt like a snake
if he could fly like the crows
Which event happened first?
Each crow stuck a feather into coyote
The crows chanted
Coyote flew with the crows
Coyote danced and sang
Why was Coyote off balance on his first flight?
he was a terrible singer
He couldn't dance
He didn't know how to fly
he was unbalanced with only left wing feathers
What happened after Coyote became boastful that he was perfect?
The crows stuck feathers in Coyote's fur
The crows balanced him out by using right wing feathers.
Coyote was bitten by a badger
The crows began chanting and leapt into the air.
Which event was the climax of the story?
The crows circled around Coyote and took back their feathers one by one and Coyote fell to the ground.
Coyote had a nose for trouble and always found himself in some sort of trouble.
The crows gave coyote a feather from their left wing.
Coyote went home soaked and covered with dust.
Coyote fell so fast, his tail caught fire. He fell into a pool on the mesa. Coyote crawled out of the water.
What is a mesa?
another word for crow
Coyote's home
a large rock that is flat on top
a pool of water in the desert
