U1W2-Why the Sky is Far Away Quiz

This story is fiction. What sub-genre is this story?

• Fairytale
• Legend
• Fable
• Folktale

Why did the author write this story?

• entertain the reader about a greedy village learning a lesson
• inform the reader about sky food
• describe what the village looked like
• persuade the reader to try sky food

What is the setting of this story?

• A long time ago in Nigeria
• A long time ago in a village in America
• Today in a village in Nigeria
• Twenty years ago in Nigeria

Why didn't the men, women, and children have to plant crops, harvest crops, or cook their meals?

• They didn't like to plant, harvest, or cook.
• They had servants that did everything for them.
• They could reach up and eat a piece of the sky
• They are from trees and wild plants

Who is speaking on page 67 when it says, "Oba! Mighty one! Your people have wasted my gifts. I am tired of seeing myself on heaps of garbage everywhere. I warn you. Do not waste my gifts any longer, or they will no longer be yours."

• The villagers
• Adese
• The Sky
• King Oba

Why were the villagers having a festival?

• They were celebrating Christmas.
• They were celebrating the power of Oba.
• They were celebrating the festival of dancing.
• They were celebrating the sky.

Adese tried to give away her last piece of sky when she was full. Which sequence is in the correct order of who she tired?

• husband - children - neighbors - more neighbors
• neighbors - more neighbors - children - husband
• She didn't offer it to anyone.
• children - husband - neighbors

What did Adese do with the left over piece of sky?

• She threw it on top of a garbage pile.
• She hid it in her kitchen
• She decided to go ahead and eat it.
• She buried it in the garbage bin at the back of her house.

What did the sky do to punish the villagers?

• It sailed upward, far out of their reach.
• It stayed low, but it no longer produced food for the villagers.
• It sailed upward, but came back the next day.
• It gave them a third warning.

There were many (PREPARATIONS) to do before the guest arrived at the party.

• red balloons
• jokes to tell
• meals to eat
• activities to get ready