The Midas Touch

You should reconsider your request.

How does the affix help you understand the meaning of reconsider?

• it tells me to think about something for a longer period of time

• it tells me to guess about something

• it tells me to think about something again

• it tells me to choose one more answer

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What trait best describes Marigold?

• greedy

• boastful

• creative

• sensitive

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Which two quotations from the text best support the idea that Marigold is emotional?

• "Father, come see my garden. The roses are blooming."

• "One billon four hundred million three - oh Marigold, you made me lose my count!"

• "That's all you care about! You never leave this room!"

• "Hiding her tears, Marigold runs back to the garden."

• "I want everything I touch to turn to gold!"

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which THREE quotations best support that King Midas is greedy?

• "Share? But then I wouldn't be the richest!"

• "My wish was foolish and now I am being punished for it!"

• "Yes, something could. If everything I touched turn to gold, then I'd be happy."

• "Just one. But I'll deduct it from your salary."

• "Gadzooks! Is this solid gold?"

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

The setting of the rose garden is MOST important because

• It is where King Midas learns about his mistake.

• It is where Marigold spends most of her days.

• It is where King Midas is granted his wish.

• It is where King Midas gets his gift taken away.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Which excerpt from the passage best tells about the following theme:

There are other things in life more valuable than gold.

• "I have learned that money can not buy happiness, family is more important."

• "I will starve to death!"

• "When he stepped out of the river, his power was gone and his daughter had sprung back to life."

• "The king's daughter rushes to console her father."

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

What is the author's purpose for writing "The Golden Touch"?

• To inform the reader about an ancient King.

• To persuade the reader to find value in things besides money.

• To entertain the reader with a funny story about a Greek God.

• To explain how to turn things into gold.

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CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

From what point of view is the story told?

• First person point of view because Marigold, who is in the story, is narrating the story.

• First person point of view because a narrator outside the story is telling about King Midas's feelings.

• Third person point of view because King Midas, the narrator, is telling about his own feelings.

• Third person point of view because a narrator not in the story is describing the events.

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Based on what happens at the end of the story, what do you think the author means when they say "the gods pitied the king"?

• The gods felt bad for King Midas, and they saw that it was clear that he had learned his lesson.

• The gods looked down upon King Midas for being so foolish and wanting everything to be gold.

• The gods did not care about King Midas because he was not a very important person.

• The gods loved the King's daughter and wanted to make sure she was safe.

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Peter & Gus wanted to start a new business, but Peter was nervous about losing all of their money. Before, he had tried to start a business but it seemed every decision he made only lost him money. Gus, on the other hand, was not nervous at all. He already had three successful businesses and was making a lot of money every year. He knew exactly who to talk to and what to do to make his new business a success.

Based on the passage above, it can be inferred that

• Peter has the golden touch because he loses money at everything he does.

• Gus has the golden touch because he is smart with money and knows how to make a business successful.

• Gus and Peter both have the golden touch because they are opening a new business.

• Neither Gus nor Peter have the golden touch because they are nervous about opening their new business.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3