Yaskul's Mighty Trade

Where does the story take place?

• Texas

• Bactra

• Iran

• Barcelona

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the ancient city of Bactra now called?

• Iran

• Bactra

• Afghanistan

• Egypt

What does commerce mean?

• stealing of goods

• buying fish from markets

• selling lapis lazuli

• Buying and selling of goods

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the problem in the story?

• Thieves stole all the goods the family was planning on selling

• Thieves stole the families wagon they were going to take to market

• Yaskul wasn't able to sell any of his lapis lazuli

• Yaskul's father was angry that Yaskul was going to the market with him

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

Who is telling the story?

• Grandfather

• Father

• Yaskul

• unknown narrator

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What did the thieves not steal?

• wool blankets and salt

• father's lapis lazuli

• grain and salt

• woven blankets and glass jars

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

What does utmost mean?

• most

• least

• up high

• unimportant

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Who does Yaskul meet while he is watching the Chinese traders?

• Bactra

• a Bactra merchant

• Zhang

• Qian

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What does stifling mean?

• very hot

• very cold

• sweaty

• stiff

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Yaskul sells his lapis lazuli beads.

• true

• false

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.1