Learning Checkpoint 1

RL.9-10.1: What was life like for the animals before Lion moved in?

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Why are the animals scared of lion?

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How does Hare trick His Lordship?

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L.9-10.4.A: Use context to confirm the meaning of the word logic as it is used in 'The Dinner of the Lion.' Write your definition of logic here.

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What is another way to say that the rain diminished?

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RL.9-10.10: A novel tells the story of a man who wakes up in a hotel room in a strange country and can’t remember how he got there. ​ (a)  

• surrealist fiction
• allegorical fiction
• short story.

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A work of fiction describes animals who are meant to symbolize how people in a society function when there is conflict.​​ (a)  

• allegorical fiction
• short story
• surrealist fiction

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A five-page work of fiction uses a conflict between family members to communicate a theme about patience.​ (a)  

• surrealist fiction
• allegorical fiction
• short story

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Which of the following inferences about Hare is best supported by the passage?

• A. Hare only follows what the other animals do and is unable to think for himself.

• B. Hare is easily frightened by animals who are bigger and louder than he is.

• C. Hare is a clever problem solver who looks out for the other animals’ best interests.

• D. Hare is cold-hearted and only interested in his own survival.

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2. Which excerpt from the passage provides the best textual evidence to support the answer to Part A?

• A. “I am the GREATEST, and no other lion is allowed in these hills! Show me that evil lion, and I will destroy him!”

• B. “Hare quickly led the way to the old well. ‘He took your dinner and jumped into the well,’ Hare said, pretending to be frightened.”

• C. “They saw the reflections of a lion and a neat, clean hare’s head.”

• D. “‘I will smash you, I will shatter you, I will crush you because I am the Great Lion who owns these hills!’ shrieked His Lordship.”

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