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Comprehension: The Spider Weaver

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 4hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where were Kofi and Yaw when they first saw the web?

a)

in the village

b)

at home

c)

in the forest

d)

in the dark

2.

Which words tell you how special the web was? Select THREE words.

a)

miracle

b)

detached

c)

wondrous

d)

sticky

e)

amazing

3.

Why did the web break?

a)

It was delicate.

b)

It fell from Yaw's fingers.

c)

Yaw was not being careful.

d)

It was on a banana tree.

4.

Amma said ‘Perhaps what happened was a blessing.’ Why did she say it gently? Select THREE answers.

a)

She knew they were upset.

b)

She was being kind and trying to help.

c)

She was sad.

d)

She wanted to comfort them.

e)

She was worried.

5.

What did Amma suggest to Yaw and Kofi?

a)

They should find the same weaver.

b)

They should find another web.

c)

They should weave on their own.

d)

They should forget about the web.

6.

Which words tell you the way the spider moved as she spun her web? Select TWO answers.

a)

Dip! Twist.

b)

Like a weaving dance

c)

Like a circus performer

d)

Left, right, left!

7.

Why did Yaw and Kofi stay and watch the spider for so long? Select THREE answers.

a)

It is because they were amazed and interested.

b)

It is because they thought the spider was teaching them.

c)

It is because they were bored.

d)

So they could learn how to copy her design patterns.

e)

It is because it took the spider such a long time.

8.

Why did the weavers change the design of their looms?

a)

It is because they had a lot of time on their hands.

b)

It is because they had learnt a new way of weaving.

9.

What did Yaw and Kofi learn in this story? Select THREE answers.

a)

How to travel throughout the world

b)

How to weave a new kind of cloth

c)

That small creatures can do wonderful things

d)

How to pick up a spider's web

e)

That a problem can sometimes be a blessing

10.

What is the purpose of this story?

a)

To teach you to be kind to other people

b)

To teach you to live in the forest

c)

To explain how spiders spin their webs

d)

To explain how ken-te cloth was first made

11.

These words are from the story "The Spider Weaver". Select ONE word that closely matches the word intricate.

a)

skilful

b)

Thin

c)

Copy

d)

Strange

e)

Complex

12.

These words are from the story "The Spider Weaver". Select ONE word that closely matches the word imitate.

a)

skilful

b)

Thin

c)

Copy

d)

Strange

e)

Complex

13.

These words are from the story "The Spider Weaver". Select ONE word that closely matches the word slender.

a)

skilful

b)

Thin

c)

Copy

d)

Strange

e)

Complex

14.

These words are from the story "The Spider Weaver". Select ONE word that closely matches the word expert.

a)

skilful

b)

Thin

c)

Copy

d)

Strange

e)

Complex

15.

These words are from the story "The Spider Weaver". Select ONE word that closely matches the word extraordinary.

a)

skilful

b)

Thin

c)

Copy

d)

Strange

e)

Complex