U3W3 Anansi Learns a Lesson

Why do you think Anansi sends Turtle back to wash his hands again?

• Turtle has very dirty hands and they are not clean.

• Anansi is planning a treat for Turtle when he returns.

• Anansi is planning to eat all of the fruit and not share any with Turtle.

• He wants to play a game of hide and seek while Turtle is washing his hands.

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After reading page 38, what is Turtle’s problem?

• His hands are still dirty and need to be washed.

• Anansi is laughing at him

• Turtle is still hungry and there is no food.

• Anansi is full of bananas.

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How does Turtle plan to solve his problem?

• Turtle plans to talk to Fish.

• He decides to play a trick on Anansi.

• He wants to find his own fruit to eat.

• Turtle plans to feast on a bowl of berries.

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How did the setting of the story change from the beginning of the story to the end of the story?

• From a web to the side of the lake.

• From Anansi’s place to the river.

• From Anansi’s place to the bottom of the lake.

• From Anansi’s web to the lake.

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Find the word furiously on page 41. What is a synonym for the word furiously?

• laughed

• tricked

• angrily

• sputtered

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What word helps you visualize how Anansi got back to the surface of the lake?

• sank

• sputtered

• tricked

• rocketed

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What is the lesson the author is trying to share with this folktale?

• Help others who are hungry.

• Treat others the way you want to be treated.

• Be careful who you trick.

• Don’t swim too close to the bottom of the lake.

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Anansi did not want to__________ his bananas, so he decided to trick Turtle.

• trick

• eat

• cook

• share

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Turtle was too ___________ to tell Anansi that his hands were clean.

• silly

• shy

• hungry

• tired

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Anansi had to grab some rocks to help him _______ to the bottom of the lake.

• float

• swim

• play

• sink

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