The Third Wish

What information in this passage from "The Third Wish" reveals that there is a conflict between Mr. Peters and the King of the Forest?

He [the King] had fierce glittering eyes and looked by no means friendly.

"Well, Sir," he said threateningly.

• . The King speaks in a threatening way

• The King's eyes are glittering.

• The King is usually friendly.

• The King calls Mr. Peters "Sir."

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

. At the beginning of "The Third Wish," what is the only thing that troubles Mr. Peters?

• He is poor

• He has no free time

• He is lonely

• He lives far away

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Why does Mr. Peters use only one wish and save the other two in "The Third Wish"?

• The King tells him to use only one

• He wants to save two for an emergency

• He is allowed to use only one.

• He wants to see if the first one works.

In "The Third Wish," when Mr. Peters takes Leita home and shows her all his treasures, what pleases her the most?

• the river

• the beehives

• the flowers

• the candlesticks

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

In "The Third Wish," why is Leita unhappy living with Mr. Peters?

• She misses her mother

• She does not like to be inside

• Shes wishes she were in the city.

• She misses her life as a swan.

In "The Third Wish," why does Mr. Peters offer to use a wish to change Leita's sister into a human?

• He is angry with Leita.

• He wants to make Leita happy.

• Leita's sister is sick and needs her help.

• Leita wants her sister to be human.

In "The Third Wish," why does Mr. Peters change Leita back into a swan?

• She is not nice to him.

• She asks him to change her.

• She is unhappy as a human.

• She no longer pleases him.

Mr. Peters uses his second wish to turn Leita back into a swan. How does this action resolve the conflict in "The Third Wish"?

• Mr.Peters is happy because he can be alone again.

• Leita is with her sister and no longer unhappy.

• Mr. Peters had wanted a wife who was not a swan.

• Leita had not been nice to him, so he has punished her

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

In this sentence, which word does the adjective gold modify?

"Next day he saw two swans swimming at the bottom of the garden, and one of them wore the gold chain he had given Leita after their marriage."

• wore

• chain

• Leita

• marriage

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which of the words from the following sentence is an adverb? (Remember, adverbs modify verbs)

" It is unclear whether Mr. Peters ever used his third wish, but I think he wished for another visit from Leita. "

• unclear

• ever

• third

• another

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A