WorksheetsComprehension: The Spider Weaver
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 4hrs 45mins
Where were Kofi and Yaw when they first saw the web?
in the village
at home
in the forest
in the dark
Which words tell you how special the web was? Select THREE words.
miracle
detached
wondrous
sticky
amazing
Why did the web break?
It was delicate.
It fell from Yaw's fingers.
Yaw was not being careful.
It was on a banana tree.
Amma said ‘Perhaps what happened was a blessing.’ Why did she say it gently? Select THREE answers.
She knew they were upset.
She was being kind and trying to help.
She was sad.
She wanted to comfort them.
She was worried.
What did Amma suggest to Yaw and Kofi?
They should find the same weaver.
They should find another web.
They should weave on their own.
They should forget about the web.
Which words tell you the way the spider moved as she spun her web? Select TWO answers.
Dip! Twist.
Like a weaving dance
Like a circus performer
Left, right, left!
Why did Yaw and Kofi stay and watch the spider for so long? Select THREE answers.
It is because they were amazed and interested.
It is because they thought the spider was teaching them.
It is because they were bored.
So they could learn how to copy her design patterns.
It is because it took the spider such a long time.
Why did the weavers change the design of their looms?
It is because they had a lot of time on their hands.
It is because they had learnt a new way of weaving.
What did Yaw and Kofi learn in this story? Select THREE answers.
How to travel throughout the world
How to weave a new kind of cloth
That small creatures can do wonderful things
How to pick up a spider's web
That a problem can sometimes be a blessing
What is the purpose of this story?
To teach you to be kind to other people
To teach you to live in the forest
To explain how spiders spin their webs
To explain how ken-te cloth was first made
These words are from the story "The Spider Weaver". Select ONE word that closely matches the word intricate.
skilful
Thin
Copy
Strange
Complex
These words are from the story "The Spider Weaver". Select ONE word that closely matches the word imitate.
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These words are from the story "The Spider Weaver". Select ONE word that closely matches the word slender.
skilful
Thin
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Strange
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These words are from the story "The Spider Weaver". Select ONE word that closely matches the word expert.
skilful
Thin
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Strange
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These words are from the story "The Spider Weaver". Select ONE word that closely matches the word extraordinary.
skilful
Thin
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