Starter quiz

  • What does it mean to summarise?
    • to retell the story in detail
    • to read the story again
    • to pull out the key events and ideas from the story  ✓
  • What is the best summary of Anansi's character?
    • He is very intelligent.
    • He is a smart but mischievous trickster.  ✓
    • He is unkind.
  • Starting with the first, order these events from the beginning of the story.
    • 1
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      Anansi faces danger when a forest fire heads towards him.
    • 2
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      Most of the animals don't help Anansi.
    • 3
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      An Antelope stops and rescues Anansi.
    • 4
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      Anansi says he will repay the kindness if Antelope ever needs help.
  • Starting with the first, order these events from the rest of the story.
    • 1
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      Antelope leaves her baby by a bush while she goes to get food.
    • 2
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      Hunters spot Antelope and Baby and want to catch them.
    • 3
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      The hunters go after Antelope and Anansi decides to spin a web to protect Baby.
    • 4
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      The hunters come back for Baby but Anansi manages to hide her in time.
    • 5
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      Antelope returns and is grateful to Anansi.
  • What does reading comprehension mean?
    • pulling out the key parts from a story
    • building our understanding of a story  ✓
    • discussing a story
  • Which key feature of a folktale is it important to understand?
    • the setting
    • the moral of the story  ✓
    • the character's secrets
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