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WorksheetsWhy the Sky Is Far Away
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins
What Genre is this story?
Historical Fiction
Poetry
Folktale
Biography
Who is the Oba?
a king
an animal
the sky
the son of Adese
What tribe is this story from?
(Author's Note)
The French
Boba
Bini
Africa
Why does the sky become angry?
People do not respect the Oba.
People take more than they need.
People do not share with each other.
People spend too much time dancing.
What did the festival celebrate?
The food that the sky gave them.
The power of the Oba.
The beautiful masks
Adese
What problem does Adese have?
She cannot find any food in the sky.
She does not like the taste of the sky.
She does not know the wish of the sky.
She cannot eat her piece of the sky.
How are things different at the beginning of the story than at the end?
The people have less to eat.
The people live under a king.
The sky is closer to the earth.
The sky is angrier with the people.
What is the message/theme of the story?
Hard work is difficult.
Being wasteful is wrong.
It is important to work together.
People should listen to their leaders.
Which sentence from the story helps you know that Adese is trying to solve the problem?
No on in the land slept very well that night.
"What an evening it was."
"I am tired of seeing myself soured and spoiled on every rubbish bin in the land."
"Come and finish this piece of sky for me."
Which one is NOT a characteristic of a folktale?
Folktales tell facts about other cultures.
Stories include a character, setting and plot.
Folktales have a problem and solution.
Folktales teach a lesson or moral (theme).
