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WorksheetsThe People Could Fly Check Quiz
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 50mins
Which element makes this story a folk tale?
It has characters with supernatural abilities.
The conflict is between good and evil.
It is a fictional account of a real event in history.
It includes flying as a symbol for freedom.
When did some of the people first have the ability to fly?
when they were free in Africa
when they were on the slave ships
when they were tired of working on the plantations
when they heard Toby speak the magic words
Why did the people who could fly shed their wings and stop flying?
because they were treated brutally on plantations
because they forgot how to fly
because slave owners put chains on them
because they could not take their wings on the slave ships
What causes Sarah, the young man slave, and the others to fly away?
The Driver whips them.
They fall from the heat.
They suddenly grow wings again.
Toby says the magic words from Africa.
What type of figurative language is in the phrase “She flew like an eagle”?
metaphor
personification
simile
dialect
Which metaphor is used to describe the Master of the plantation?
a dark promise
black and shinin' stick
a slice-open cut of pain
a hard lump of clay
What did the ones who could not fly do in the end?
They learned to fly later when Toby returned.
They told the story to their children who eventually became free.
They refused to believe that the other people could fly.
They sang out joyfully to celebrate their friends' freedom.
To croon means to
speak magic words.
fly to great heights.
cry out in pain.
sing softly.
What might happen if you were to snag your pants on a nail.
Your pants would be hanging in a closet.
The nail would rip a hole in your pants.
Your pants would feel very tight.
The nail would make your pants legs shorter.
How would a person who shuffles be moving?
slowly
quickly
vertically
impatiently
Answer the following question based on your knowledge of the story. Do not forget to include evidence from the text to support your answer. You can also provide a real-life example to enrich your reasoning.
· What did the ability to fly symbolize for the slaves on this plantation, and why was it important to them?
Answer the following question based on your knowledge of the story. Do not forget to include evidence from the text to support your answer. You can also provide a real-life example to enrich your reasoning.
• After Toby and the people flew away, why did the Driver keep “his mouth shut” and the Master say it was “a trick of light”?
