How the camel got his hump

First Read: Comprehension

Identify the choice that best answers the question.

In "How the Camel Got His Hump," how does the Camel get the hump?

• He makes the Three very angry, and they magically make a hump appear.

• He grows a hump of fat as a result of not working and not helping the Three.

• He says, "Humph!" too many times to the Djinn, who makes a hump magically appear.

• He asks the Djinn for a hump so he will be able to go for at least three days without food.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

First Read: Comprehension

Identify the choice that best answers the question.

In "How the Camel Got His Hump," what problem does the Camel create for other characters by refusing to work?

• The Man becomes frantic because not all of his work will get done.

• The Ox, Horse, and Dog become angry because they must do extra work.

• The Djinn becomes upset because it is his Camel, and it should behave better.

• The Ox, Horse, Dog, Man, and Djinn must figure out a way to make the Camel work.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

First Read: Comprehension

Identify the choice that best answers the question.

In "How the Camel Got His Hump," which statements best describe the purposes of the hump? Choose two options.

• The hump is a mark of laziness that all can see.

• .The Camel can live off the hump for three days.

• The hump allows people to sit safely upon the Camel's back.

• The Camel carries the hump to show that he belongs to the Djinn

• The hump serves as a punishment for the Camel's refusing to work

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

First Read: Comprehension

Identify the choice that best answers the question.

In "How the Camel Got His Hump," how does the Camel respond to his fate?

• He works hard in order to make up for the days he didn't work

• He helps people cross the desert since he needs little water.

• He does work, but he has a bad attitude about doing it.

• He remains lazy and refuses to work with the Three.

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

Why did the camel live in the middle of the desert?

• The camel lived in the desert because his parents lived there.

• The camel lived in desert because he loved the place.

• The camel lived in the desert because he worked there.

• The camel lived in the desert because he did not want to work.

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

The camel was looking at this own reflection in the pool. What does that suggest about the camel?

• It suggests that the camel loved wasting time.

• It suggests that the camel disliked himself.

• It suggests that the camel was proud of his looks.

• It suggests that the camel was getting ready to for a party.

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CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

What, according to the Djinn, was the use of the “humph”?

• It made the camel look better than the others.

• It made the camel look tall.

• The camel could work for three days without eating.

• The camel looked more attractive.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

What did the camel say all the time when someone talked to him

• Go away

• Hump

• Humph

• He did not say anything

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Who told the Horse and the Dog and the Ox to work double-time?

• man

• Woman

• Sparrow

• Djinn

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

Where does the parsee hid while the rhinoceros is eating his cake?

• in the woods

• behind a wall

• In a palm tree

• in the ocean

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5