When the Giant Stirred - Comprehension Test

This story is an example of:

• a tall tale

• a legend

• historical fiction

• an informative text

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What did the giant see turtles do in the sand?

• bury their eggs

• dig for food

• make sand castles

• build a nest

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

What is a lagoon?

• a fast moving river

• an area of sea water separated from the ocean

• a body of water with a beach

• an area of fresh water near the ocean

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

The people in the village collected all of these except:

• coconuts

• fruit

• lizards

• fish

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

What did the people of the village do when the giant stirred?

• they filled the crater with dirt

• they ran inside and hid

• they threw garlands of flowers in the crater

• they decorated the top of the crater with flowers

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

What did the chief and the village decide?

• they should look for all the birds that had left

• they should build stronger shelters

• it was time to ask for others to help them

• it was time to leave the island

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

What happened for days after the explosion?

• the earth shook underneath them

• huge waves crashed against the shore

• it rained and stormed

• debris landed all around them

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

What was left after the explosion of the volcano?

• squirrels

• flowers and plants

• lobsters and crabs

• nothing

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

How did the coconut palm trees return to the island?

• the islanders returned to plant them

• the animals brought them

• coconuts were buried in the sand during the explosion

• the water brought in coconuts

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

All of these returned to the island except?

• green forests

• villagers

• birds

• butterflies

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5