Pushing Up the Sky - Comprehension

What is storytelling?

• A way to tell people what to do.

• A way to preserve culture.

• A way to make animals come to life.

• A way to tell someone that you want to be friends.

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CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.W.3.3A

Which is NOT a characteristic of storytelling?

• interactive

• shared with others

• boring

• uses language

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CCSS.SL.3.4

Which is a characteristic of storytelling?

• funny

• never shared

• read silently

• only involves one person

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CCSS.SL.3.4

What does it mean to preserve culture?

• To share information about the group.

• To teach others the language of the group.

• To pass down traditions from one generation to another.

• All of the above.

What is another word for a story?

• poem

• opinion

• expository

• narrative

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CCSS.L.3.4A

How did the Snohomish people preserve their stories for future generations?

• carving with antlers

• making totem poles

• cave drawings

• telling their history to the animals

How is reading a play different than reading a story?

• they aren't different

• one has many characters and one does not

• one has more pictures

• one has stage directions and scene instructions

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CCSS.RL.3.5

Why aren’t the people successful in pushing up the sky the first time they try?

• they did not work together

• they put too many holes in the sky

• they decided not to push up the sky

• the Seventh Chief wasn't there

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CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.3

How do the villagers treat the plants and animals in the story?

• plants and animals are important

• they don't care about them

• there are no plants and animals in the story

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CCSS.RL.3.1

What was the main problem in the story, "Pushing Up the Sky?"

• there were too many animals

• the sky was too close

• the sky was too dark

• no one could find their children

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CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2